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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Siegel throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Siegel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Siegel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Siegel manages to end up in side control.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Siegel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siegel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Siegel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Siegel controlling from side mount.
Diaz tries to buck Siegel off but Siegel is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control Siegel's posture but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siegel throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Siegel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Siegel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses.
Siegel sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Diaz to the ground! Siegel dives into full mount looking to finish!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Siegel finish him?
Siegel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siegel but Siegel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenny Siegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Siegel.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Siegel is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siegel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siegel in particular looking to stall.
Siegel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
Siegel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Siegel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face as Siegel controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Diaz but he's now mounted!
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Siegel controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Siegel controlling his opponent.
Siegel fails to advance to Diaz's back.
Siegel controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Siegel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Siegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Siegel throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Siegel avoids them all with ease.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Siegel scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Siegel counters with a flying knee that drops Diaz!
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Siegel has moved into half guard.
Siegel prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Well, if Siegel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Siegel is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Siegel prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Siegel uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
Siegel controlling his opponent.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siegel working for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is in no mood to give up.
Siegel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 has given up his back.
Siegel controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Siegel kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kenny Siegel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Siegel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siegel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Siegel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Siegel sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siegel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Siegel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siegel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Siegel passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Siegel has control of the leg.
Siegel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kenny Siegel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Siegel clinches up against the cage.
Siegel with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Siegel dominated that second round.
That's time! Siegel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Siegel lands a head kick that stumbles Diaz and the fighters go to the mat.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Siegel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz wants to stand but Siegel is controlling the position.
Siegel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Siegel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
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.
Siegel stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Siegel drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Siegel landing knees to the head.
Siegel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Siegel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Siegel throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Siegel won't allow it.
Siegel scores a nice knee to the body.
Siegel is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Siegel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siegel stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Siegel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
Siegel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Siegel eventually gives up the hold.
Siegel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Siegel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Siegel is controlling well.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Siegel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kenny Siegel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siegel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Siegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siegel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Siegel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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