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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 983 p4p, 929 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 149 p4p, 141 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stockton Slap Song. Wesley Shutes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Shutes throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Noel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz jabs Shutes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Shutes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a left hand
enabling Shutes to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shutes moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Shutes misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Shutes controls the action.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Shutes backwards.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Shutes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shutes fails to land.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Shutes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shutes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shutes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shutes.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
Shutes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shutes lands a damaging elbow.
Shutes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Shutes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shutes looking to stall.
Shutes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shutes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Shutes misses with a straight left.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shutes takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Shutes didn't see that one coming.
Shutes throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shutes finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Shutes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutes clinches with his opponent.
Shutes lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz cracks Shutes with a nice body shot.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes missing with knees to the body.
Shutes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shutes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shutes.
Shutes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shutes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Shutes throws a head punch that misses.
Shutes lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz letting Shutes take a breather here.
I was talking to Shutes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Shutes throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Shutes misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Shutes looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shutes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shutes tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shutes wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Shutes throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shutes counters by moving into the clinch.
Shutes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shutes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Shutes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Shutes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shutes lands a body shot.
Diaz stalling against the cage.
Shutes has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Shutes working aggressively here.
Shutes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Shutes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shutes.
Shutes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Shutes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noel Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Shutes.
A shot in the inside from Shutes.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shutes throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Shutes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shutes throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
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 has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shutes uses from the top position.
Diaz looking to control.
Shutes looking to pass the guard.
Shutes wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz controls Shutes momentarily but Shutes frees himself.
Shutes trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz controls Shutes momentarily but Shutes frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shutes tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Shutes stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Diaz has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Shutes manages to get his head free but now Diaz has transitioned to an armbar! Shutes grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Diaz! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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