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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dogo Musaga (ranked 4129 p4p, 2794 weight class) and Dick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogo Musaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaga blocks a jab.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Musaga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Musaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Musaga cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Musaga stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Musaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Musaga throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz swings for the body but Musaga moves out of range.
Musaga slips a straight right by Diaz.
Musaga jabs at Diaz's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Musaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Musaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musaga throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Musaga lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Musaga looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Musaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Musaga moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Musaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Musaga cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Musaga misses with an uppercut.
Musaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Musaga misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaga lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Musaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Musaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musaga.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musaga.
A nice leg kick lands there from Musaga.
Musaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A little feinted left hand from Musaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Musaga stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Musaga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Musaga.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook but Musaga blocks it.
Musaga throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Musaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musaga misses with a straight right.
Musaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musaga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Musaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Musaga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Musaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musaga.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Musaga.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dogo Musaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dogo Musaga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Musaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musaga throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Musaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz defending well as Musaga loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz slips under a jab from Musaga.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Musaga slips the punch.
Musaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Musaga tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Musaga misses the target.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Musaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musaga ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Musaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Musaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Musaga slips a straight right by Diaz.
Musaga sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Musaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Musaga misses with a head kick.
Musaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Musaga.
Musaga connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musaga. Musaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Musaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musaga misses with a straight left.
A jab from Musaga misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Musaga moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Musaga.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Diaz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Musaga has got the better of the exchanges.
Musaga moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Musaga misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Musaga.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Musaga shakes it off.
Diaz scores with a one two! Musaga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Musaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Musaga, as that shot connected.
Diaz is rocked!
Musaga cracks Diaz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Diaz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Musaga pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Diaz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dogo Musaga!
Dogo Musaga tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Dick Diaz had this to say: 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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hype
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