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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rosales (ranked 25360 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Diaz (ranked 5907 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Rosales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Rosales doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Rosales gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Rosales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rosales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Rosales is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rosales is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales trying to remain calm as Diaz controls from the top position.
Rosales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rosales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosales keeps working.
Rosales pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rosales tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rosales!
Rosales is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz looking to control but Rosales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rosales is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Diaz has taken his back!
Rosales covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Diaz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rosales.
Rosales wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales rolls, trying to escape but Diaz keeps control of the position.
Rosales fending off the submission attempt from Diaz.
Rosales avoids the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rosales has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Diaz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rosales defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rosales is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz struggling to land strikes to the head as Rosales covers up.
Diaz working for a choke but Rosales is defending well.
Rosales breaks Diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rosales's guard.
Rosales wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diaz manages to pass to side control.
Rosales wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz not doing much here.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz tries to control but Rosales wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Rosales wants to try and get back to his feet.
Diaz looking to control but Rosales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rosales manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosales is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Rosales is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rosales is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rosales has a hand on Diaz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Diaz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rosales is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punching from mount but Rosales doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rosales really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Rosales is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnny Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Rosales is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rosales is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz prevents Rosales from improving his position.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Rosales is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Rosales wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosales counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosales.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rosales shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz clinches up with Rosales and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diaz manages to end up in side control.
Rosales bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rosales or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rosales's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rosales wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosales has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diaz has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosales keeps working.
Rosales is trying to improve his position.
Rosales wants to control but Diaz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz stands up and beckons Rosales to his feet.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Rosales back into the cage.
Rosales jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Rosales around his waist. Rosales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Rosales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosales tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Rosales keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rosales is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Diaz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rosales gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rosales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rosales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes down on Rosales's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosales wants to get back to full guard.
Rosales wants to get back to his feet.
Leandro Rosales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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