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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tashiro Sugawara (ranked 5341 p4p, 537 weight class) and Bejamin Gold (ranked 7035 p4p, 599 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tashiro Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bejamin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugawara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Gold digs a good body shot into Sugawara's ribs.
Gold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sugawara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sugawara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sugawara is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugawara scoring with some ground and pound.
Sugawara advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gold defend it? Sugawara steps over the head and cranks it - Gold is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sugawara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tashiro Sugawara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toson Yada (ranked 5223 p4p, 534 weight class) and Danar Lightner (ranked 6853 p4p, 590 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toson Yada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danar Lightner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Lightner lands but Yada takes it in his stride.
Lightner lands a two punch combo.
Lightner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yada counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lightner's guard.
Yada trying to control from half guard but Lightner is working away.
Yada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightner wants to control but Yada is keeping busy.
Yada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lightner defends it well.
Lightner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yada is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yada trying to control the action but Lightner is working from the bottom.
Well, if Yada 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.
Yada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lightner keeps working.
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.
Yada seems to be looking for submissions.
Yada prevents Lightner from standing back up.
Yada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lightner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lightner trying to control from the bottom.
Yada wants to take a breather but Lightner is having none of it.
Lightner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lightner is defending against the submission attempts here by Yada.
Yada is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightner pushes Yada off looking to stand but Yada dives back in and keeps control.
Yada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lightner sees it coming and defends easily.
Yada is looking to take a break and control but Lightner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lightner wants to improve his position but Yada is controlling well.
Yada seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lightner is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Toson Yada!
In defeat, Danar Lightner stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm very disappointed in my performance. I would like to apologize to the fans, my coaches, my family. my teammate and friends, and last but not list, my manager.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohamedali Alibekov (ranked 4390 p4p, 449 weight class) and Moon Jung Lee (ranked 6512 p4p, 511 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamedali Alibekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moon Jung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Alibekov counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alibekov misses with a head kick.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Alibekov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Alibekov counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alibekov wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alibekov jumps guard.
Lee tries to stand but Alibekov is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Alibekov.
Alibekov has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Alibekov 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.
Alibekov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alibekov tries to get out of the position.
Alibekov has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alibekov blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alibekov's head.
Alibekov darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Alibekov into the cage.
Alibekov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamedali Alibekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alibekov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Alibekov misses with a few strikes there.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Alibekov. Alibekov maintains the clinch.
Alibekov successfully pulls guard.
Alibekov has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee wants to stand but Alibekov is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alibekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alibekov's guard.
Alibekov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alibekov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mohamedali Alibekov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Lee throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Alibekov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lee lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Moon Jung Lee!
After winning the bout, Moon Jung Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Mercury (ranked 3516 p4p, 194 weight class) and Hale Stenburg (ranked 4256 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hale Stenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury ducks right into an uppercut from Stenburg.
Mercury dodges the punch combination from Stenburg.
Mercury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stenburg's head.
Stenburg catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stenburg throws a series of punches but Mercury avoids them all with ease.
Stenburg throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mercury colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Stenburg as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mercury is left battered and dazed whilst Stenburg and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hale Stenburg!
Hale Stenburg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Diaz (ranked 5553 p4p, 473 weight class) and Bruno Ribeiro (ranked 4627 p4p, 451 weight class). Daniel Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Ribeiro persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Ribeiro's ribs.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribeiro under the eye.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Ribeiro takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz cracks Ribeiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz lands a jab.
Daniel Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ribeiro walks into a jab.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ribeiro looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Ribeiro drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Ribeiro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
Diaz is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
Ribeiro stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses the jab.
Ribeiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Ribeiro ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ribeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribeiro somewhat.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Ribeiro slips the punch.
Ribeiro dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Ribeiro's head and hops out.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Ribeiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ribeiro throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Ribeiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Ribeiro's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Ribeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz clobbers Ribeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Diaz jabs Ribeiro right on the nose. Ribeiro blinks but takes it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Ribeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribeiro somewhat.
Ribeiro walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Bruno Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro slips under a jab from Diaz.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Ribeiro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
Ribeiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Ribeiro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Daniel Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Ribeiro slips the punch.
Diaz takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Diaz leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Bruno Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Diaz!
Daniel Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Oduun (ranked 4198 p4p, 458 weight class) and Polo Quincy (ranked 3209 p4p, 382 weight class). The key to victory for Matt Oduun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Oduun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polo Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oduun misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Jab by Quincy.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oduun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oduun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quincy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quincy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oduun sprawling to the canvas! Oduun rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Quincy finish him?!
Oduun is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Oduun.
Oh Oduun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oduun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quincy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oduun.
Quincy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oduun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quincy's hands.
Oduun cracks Quincy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oduun seems to have got his legs back now.
Quincy has managed to clinch.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oduun's efforts to push away.
Come on Quincy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quincy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
Quincy is stalling here.
Quincy lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Oduun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Quincy to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quincy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy gets through Oduun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quincy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oduun up against the cage.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy pushes Oduun up against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy stalls.
A short left from Quincy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quincy lands a nice shot to the body.
Oduun is looking to break free of the clinch but Quincy has double underhooks.
Oduun wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy lands a shot to the body.
Oduun wants to break free but Quincy has control.
Quincy pushes Oduun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quincy drives through and clinches with Oduun against the cage.
Quincy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oduun is trying to break the clinch but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy is leaning against Oduun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quincy just leaning against Oduun, taking a breather.
Quincy stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oduun tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Quincy is pushing Oduun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oduun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quincy has Oduun pressed against the cage, preventing Oduun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quincy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quincy closes the distance and pushes Oduun back into the cage.
Oduun tries to circle away but Quincy has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Quincy - that landed with a thud.
Quincy keeps control of Oduun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Quincy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Quincy on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oduun wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Oduun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quincy.
A shot in the inside from Quincy.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oduun connects with a body shot that sends Quincy's belly button to the back.
Oduun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quincy clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oduun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quincy's hands.
Oduun misses with a straight left.
Quincy closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Quincy.
Quincy pushes Oduun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polo Quincy dominated that round.
That's time! Oduun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quincy pushes Oduun up against the cage in a clinch.
Oduun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quincy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quincy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quincy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Quincy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oduun's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Quincy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quincy digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
Polo Quincy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oduuns head.
Oduun wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Quincy.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Quincy clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quincy.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
A right handed body shot lands from Quincy.
Quincy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quincy lands a nice uppercut.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quincy lands an uppercut.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oduun's efforts to push away.
Quincy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Oduun's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Oduun drops to his knees and Quincy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polo Quincy!
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