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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Price (ranked 6265 p4p, 5496 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Price keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Price tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Price's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Price.
Price sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Price gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Price wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Price has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Price's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz stays in close to Price's body and controls the position.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Price can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz feints and as Price raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Price is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diaz dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Price but he's now mounted!
Price has given up his back here.
We've been hearing good reports from Price's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Diaz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Price.
Diaz controls the action.
Price trying to control the hands but Diaz won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is in bad spot here.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Price showing good submission defense here.
Price wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is looking to control Price but Price is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Diaz controlling the position well here. Price rolled but Diaz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick 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.
Price tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Price is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz postures up.
Price keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz prevents Price from improving his position.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz not doing much here.
Price has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Diaz escapes and gets back to his feet.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz tries for a kimura but Price is defending well.
Diaz staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking for a sweep.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Price is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Price!
Price getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Price scores with a nice strike.
Diaz clinches.
Price has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Diaz has hold of one of Price's legs. Price is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Price working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is looking to improve his position.
Diaz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Price to stand up.
Price fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Price punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Price sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from Price.
Nice shot lands for Price.
Price lands with a good body shot.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Price wants to get back to his feet but Diaz passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Price knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Price moves into full guard.
Diaz postures up.
Nick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Matt Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Price preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Price keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Price.
Diaz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Price lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Price lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Price gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Price showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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