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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Reigns (ranked 4426 p4p, 24204 weight class) and John Diaz (ranked 545 p4p, 692 weight class). John Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thanos Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns clinches up against the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reigns prevents it.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reigns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz is trying to drag Reigns to the mat but Reigns just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thanos Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Reigns, against the cage.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Diaz has been cut.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reigns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reigns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reigns connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Reigns, against the cage.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Reigns holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reigns.
Reigns tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reigns landing knees to the head.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Reigns has him pressed against the cage.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Reigns finish him?
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Reigns has him pressed against the cage.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reigns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns misses with some punches.
Reigns scores with a knee to the head.
Reigns prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns working aggressively here.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reigns smiles and moves away.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Reigns swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Reigns slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Reigns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reigns lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Reigns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reigns with a knee to the head.
That has opened up John Diaz's cut even more.
Reigns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Reigns lands a damaging elbow.
Reigns throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Reigns.
Reigns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reigns walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reigns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reigns scores with a knee to the head.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns lands a nice shot to the body.
Reigns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above John Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reigns prevents it.
Reigns connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz jumps guard but Reigns turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reigns working aggressively here.
Reigns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reigns with a knee to the head.
Reigns working aggressively here.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reigns scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Reigns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Reigns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reigns just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Reigns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reigns is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
John Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Reigns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thanos Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Reigns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reigns continues to drive forward.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reigns circles away.
Reigns swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Reigns misses.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reigns defends it well.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Reigns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Reigns, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Reigns against the cage but Reigns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reigns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Reigns feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz with the counter takedown but Reigns avoids it easily.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Reigns sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reigns moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Reigns scores a nice knee to the body.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns with a knee to the head.
Reigns connects with a knee to the head.
Reigns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Reigns misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reigns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reigns lands a knee to the head.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns lands an elbow inside.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Reigns landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reigns unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reigns landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Reigns lands a nice uppercut.
Reigns tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
A knee to the head by Reigns.
John Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Reigns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Reigns.
Reigns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reigns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns connects with a knee to the head.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reigns misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Reigns.
A knee to the head by Reigns.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Reigns holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Reigns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Reigns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reigns smiles and moves away.
Thanos Reigns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Reigns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Reigns sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reigns looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reigns moves into the clinch.
Reigns landing knees to the head.
Reigns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reigns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reigns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Reigns.
Reigns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thanos Reigns!
Thanos Reigns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The biggest upset in the tournament!!! Wooooooohhhh!!!! '.
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