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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Diaz (ranked 24555 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Ben Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Lyle!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Lyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyle connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz throws a push kick but Lyle slaps the foot to one side.
Lyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lyle throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lyle cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lyle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lyle lands with a right to the head.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lyle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyle is struggling to control the position.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz letting Lyle take a breather here.
Lyle lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lyle. That did some damage!
Lyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Lyle.
Lyle drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lyle.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Lyle manages to get underhooks.
Lyle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lyle is stalling here.
Lyle digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Lyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyle misses with a punch to the body.
Lyle lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyle stalling the fight.
Lyle scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lyle taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Lyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyle lands with a right to the head.
Lyle is stalling here.
A short left from Lyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle lands with a right to the head.
Lyle pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyle is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lyle pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lyle slowing the pace effectively.
Diaz jumps guard.
Lyle is sitting in close to Diaz's body. Diaz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lyle is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lyle is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Diaz!
A relieved looking Chris Diaz 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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