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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Cupido (ranked 6937 p4p, 5479 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 614 p4p, 552 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Next Episode - Dr. Dre. 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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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Cupido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cupido!
Cupido throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Cupido shows good takedown defense.
Cupido throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cupido misses with a body kick.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Cupido and move into the clinch position.
Cupido takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cupido throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Cupido gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Cupido.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Cupido circles away.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Cupido sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shawn Cupido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Cupido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Cupido scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cupido works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cupido gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Cupido's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cupido's guard.
Diaz stops Cupido from getting back to his feet.
Cupido definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cupido works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cupido sprawls well. Cupido wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cupido lands a body shot.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Cupido moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Cupido counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Cupido misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Cupido sprawls well.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
A quick step to the side and Cupido tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Cupido slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Cupido on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cupido moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Cupido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cupido is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Cupido is avoiding it.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cupido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Cupido tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cupido working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Cupido scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz tests Cupido's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cupido misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Cupido throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cupido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cupido lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Cupido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz shoots in but Cupido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz has Cupido up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cupido's efforts to push away.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cupido backwards.
Cupido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Cupido dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
That's time! Cupido's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Cupido has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cupido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Cupido turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cupido passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cupido knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cupido thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Cupido seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Diaz has recovered full guard.
Cupido is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Cupido wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's two 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 trying to control the position.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cupido controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Cupido counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control here.
Cupido is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cupido.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Cupido has control of the leg.
Shawn Cupido overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cupido takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Cupido misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Cupido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cupido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Cupido was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cupido swivels and escapes.
Shawn Cupido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Shawn Cupido is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cupido but Cupido pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cupido is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cupido defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Cupido into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Cupido dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Cupido circles away easily
and Cupido counters with a two punch combo.
Cupido misses with a low kick.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Cupido bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cupido misses with a head kick.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Cupido lands with a good body shot.
Cupido misses with a two punch combination.
Cupido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cupido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz rushes Cupido and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cupido is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cupido wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cupido wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cupido tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Cupido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Cupido shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cupido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Cupido's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cupido duly obliges.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Cupido.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cupido to keep the fight standing.
Shawn Cupido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cupido defends it easily.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cupido sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cupido advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to hold on to Cupido's head to control him but Cupido postures up.
Diaz pushes Cupido off looking to stand but Cupido dives back in and keeps control.
Cupido slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Cupido controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Cupido to pass to mount.
Cupido seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Cupido is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Cupido sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cupido defends it easily.
Cupido content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cupido is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cupido lands a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz pushes Cupido up against the cage in a clinch.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cupido is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz prevents Cupido from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Cupido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cupido, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Cupido!
The defeated Nick Diaz had this to say: 'He was just the better fighter tonight, I'll come back better than ever.'.
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