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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 1617 p4p, 2334 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 199 p4p, 271 weight class). Teodor has chosen Billy Idol - Rebel Yell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17 - 12 - 1 |
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27 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Teodor sprawls well.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teodor throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Teodor with a nice calf kick.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Teodor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Teodor.
Teodor fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Teodor circles away.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teodor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Teodor is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Teodor.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Teodor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz has Teodor pressed against the cage, preventing Teodor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Teodor controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is trying to hold Teodor in close to prevent damage but Teodor has managed to pass into half guard.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Teodor wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, Teodor has passed into half guard.
Teodor is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teodor is working away from the top position though.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Teodor is controlling well.
Teodor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Teodor tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Teodor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz clinches up with Teodor and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Teodor avoids the damage to the body.
Teodor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atanase Teodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teodor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Teodor is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teodor loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Teodor on his heels. He'll look to pass Teodor's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Teodor keeps moving.
Teodor keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodor is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Teodor keeps moving.
Teodor pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Teodor is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atanase Teodor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Teodor misses with a looping right.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Teodor pushes him off.
Teodor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teodor swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Teodor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teodor misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Teodor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teodor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Teodor cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teodor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Teodor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teodor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teodor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Teodor responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teodor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teodor misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor misses with an elbow over the top.
Teodor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Teodor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Teodor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Teodor prevents it.
Teodor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Teodor circles away.
Teodor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz checks a low kick from Teodor.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teodor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Teodor keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teodor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Teodor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Teodor circles away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atanase Teodor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab from Teodor.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Teodor is defending the position.
Teodor wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Teodor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atanase Teodor 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Teodor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teodor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teodor connects with a body shot.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teodor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Teodor.
Teodor throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teodor.
Teodor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teodor throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Teodor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz closes the distance but Teodor moves to the side
and Teodor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teodor throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses.
Teodor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Teodor throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Teodor circles away and keeps his distance.
Teodor thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Teodor is having none of it.
Teodor keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Teodor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teodor looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Teodor is avoiding it.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Teodor knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz forces Teodor back against the cage and clinches.
Teodor is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Teodor into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Teodor.
Teodor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teodor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Teodor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Atanase Teodor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Teodor is defending well.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teodor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz pulls Teodor into guard.
Teodor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teodor's guard.
Teodor being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz trying to control but Teodor is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atanase Teodor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teodor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atanase Teodor!
A relieved looking Atanase Teodor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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