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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jewel Diaz (ranked 806 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 92 p4p, 138 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Andre Nickatina, Drought Season. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Fritz counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Fritz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fritz's half guard.
Fritz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fritz is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fritz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz won't allow Fritz to sweep him here.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fritz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Fritz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz postures up in Fritz's guard and throws a big left but Fritz blocks it.
Fritz pulls Diaz in to control the position.
That's two 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.
Fritz is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Fritz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fritz gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fritz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fritz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Fritz has wrist control.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz won't allow Fritz to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Fritz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Fritz trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fritz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Fritz has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throws a strike but Fritz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fritz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fritz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fritz looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jewel Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A big left from Fritz misses.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Fritz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Fritz avoids it well and moves away.
Fritz lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Fritz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fritz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fritz wants it to stay on the feet.
Fritz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fritz swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Fritz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Fritz's head back.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Fritz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fritz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Fritz avoids the damage to the body.
Fritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Fritz.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fritz prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Fritz gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Fritz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tightens his grip and picks Fritz up, before dumping him to the ground. Fritz manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fritz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fritz is controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Let's hope that Fritz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fritz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fritz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fritz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fritz holds on and takes a little breather.
Fritz trying to control the position.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz postures up in Fritz's guard and throws a big left but Fritz blocks it.
Fritz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fritz trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Fritz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fritz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Fritz postures up.
Diaz seems keen to control Fritz's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Fritz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Fritz as Diaz shoots in.
Fritz flicks out a counter leg kick but Diaz steps away.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Fritz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fritz as he jumps to the side.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fritz lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Fritz missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Fritz.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fritz's half guard.
Fritz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Fritz back against the cage.
Fritz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fritz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fritz's waist but Fritz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Fritz, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Fritz against the cage but Fritz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fritz - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fritz. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fritz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Fritz throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Fritz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fritz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Fritz, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Fritz against the cage but Fritz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Fritz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fritz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Fritz scores with a head kick.
Fritz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Fritz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fritz throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fritz.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Matthew Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Fritz.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Fritz gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Fritz struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Fritz.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fritz misses with the head strike.
Fritz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fritz is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fritz down to the mat. Fritz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz scores with a head kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Fritz.
Fritz slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fritz's half guard.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Fritz dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Fritz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fritz 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Fritz!
Matthew Fritz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Jewel Diaz had this to say: 'See me at the dispensary. '.
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