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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Diaz (ranked 4690 p4p, 4408 weight class) and Alexander Agnelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Agnelo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnelo throws out the jab.
Agnelo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agnelo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Agnelo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agnelo lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Agnelo.
Agnelo avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Agnelo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Agnelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz shoots and misses
letting Agnelo counter with a right hand.
Pablo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agnelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Agnelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnelo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Agnelo lands with an overhand left.
Agnelo with a jab.
Agnelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Agnelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnelo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Agnelo blocks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Agnelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agnelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Agnelo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agnelo swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnelo scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Agnelo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnelo thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agnelo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Agnelo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Agnelo. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Agnelo sprawls well.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Agnelo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Agnelo scores with a nice right hand.
Agnelo connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Agnelo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Agnelo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Agnelo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Agnelo with a hook.
Agnelo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Agnelo.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Agnelo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Agnelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Agnelo has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Agnelo smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander Agnelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Agnelo saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz tries to land a body kick
and Agnelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz dives in and grabs Agnelo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agnelo pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agnelo as he avoids it easily.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Agnelo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agnelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agnelo throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Agnelo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Agnelo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Agnelo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Agnelo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnelo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnelo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Agnelo drops Diaz with a huge uppercut! Diaz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Agnelo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Agnelo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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