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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 2159 p4p, 3272 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 211 p4p, 309 weight class). The key to victory for Raleigh St. Clair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raleigh St. Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Clair.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Julian Diaz has been cut.
St. Clair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
St. Clair misses with a few strikes there.
St. Clair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St. Clair's head.
Julian Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks St. Clair off balance momentarily.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Clair doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
St. Clair checks a leg kick.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws the left hand but St. Clair avoids the punch easily.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the jab.
St. Clair defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
St. Clair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz jabs St. Clair right on the nose. St. Clair blinks but takes it well.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Clair manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and St. Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands with a cross.
St. Clair misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
St. Clair slips a straight right by Diaz.
St. Clair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Clair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. St. Clair saw that one coming.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tries to bum rush St. Clair with a series of wild strikes but St. Clair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Clair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Clair checks it well.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Clair is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Diaz misses.
St. Clair takes one to the chin there.
Diaz connects with a right hand. St. Clair shakes it off.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
letting St. Clair counter with a right hand.
St. Clair throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz cracks St. Clair with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Clair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Clair checks a leg kick nicely.
St. Clair is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
St. Clair misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
St. Clair lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Clair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Clair.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St. Clair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Diaz connects with a leg kick.
St. Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
St. Clair slips a jab from Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
St. Clair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St. Clair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St. Clair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
St. Clair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick but St. Clair checks it.
St. Clair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
St. Clair tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Clair.
A punch combination from St. Clair misses.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St. Clair on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but St. Clair ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks St. Clair with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from St. Clair.
A big left from Diaz misses.
St. Clair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Clair tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Clair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Clair throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
St. Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from St. Clair misses.
A cross from St. Clair lands.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Clair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and St. Clair counters with a left to the body.
Diaz feints and then cracks St. Clair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Clair down.
St. Clair throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but St. Clair slips the punch.
St. Clair throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and St. Clair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Clair blocks a jab.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Clair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Clair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz cracks St. Clair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Clair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Julian Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Clair.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Clair checks the leg kick.
St. Clair throws a big shot that misses.
St. Clair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz connects with a leg kick.
St. Clair slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz lands a jab.
St. Clair scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Clair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Clair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Clair throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
St. Clair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from St. Clair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz scores with a jab. St. Clair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St. Clair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Clair scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks St. Clair off balance momentarily.
St. Clair needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
As Diaz tries to get set, St. Clair tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether St. Clair might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz is looking to chop away at St. Clair's legs.
St. Clair staying out of range there.
St. Clair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Clair scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but St. Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Clair thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Clair throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz is looking to chop away at St. Clair's legs.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St. Clair circles away quickly and effectively.
St. Clair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
St. Clair lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Julian Diaz's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a right hand
letting St. Clair counter with a right hand.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz slips under a jab from St. Clair.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but St. Clair moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for St. Clair.
St. Clair throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
St. Clair wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks St. Clair off balance momentarily.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of St. Clair's head but St. Clair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Clair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a hook
and St. Clair counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and St. Clair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St. Clair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Clair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Clair.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of St. Clair's head.
St. Clair blocks an elbow strike.
St. Clair pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
St. Clair is looking to counter punch.
St. Clair blocks a jab.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Clair.
No joy there for St. Clair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Clair misses the target.
St. Clair lands a jab to the head.
St. Clair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
St. Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St. Clair avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and St. Clair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
St. Clair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
St. Clair half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diaz scores with a jab.
St. Clair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
St. Clair tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Clair wants to clinch.
St. Clair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Clair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on St. Clair's shoulder, as St. Clair tries to avoid the shot.
St. Clair needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz with the inside leg kick.
St. Clair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and St. Clair counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St. Clair.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a jab when St. Clair was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and St. Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Clair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
St. Clair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Clair takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
St. Clair half committed to a counter leg kick.
St. Clair with a nice cross.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Clair finish him?
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
St. Clair misses with a straight left.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Clair misses the target.
Raleigh St. Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz connects with a leg kick.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on St. Clair's shoulder, as St. Clair tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through St. Clair's defenses.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Clair moves away.
St. Clair throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Clair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but St. Clair avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Clair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Clair scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz takes a swing at St. Clair's ribcage but misses.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
St. Clair slips under a jab from Diaz.
St. Clair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz throws the left hand but St. Clair avoids the punch easily.
St. Clair half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! St. Clair gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Diaz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raleigh St. Clair!
A victorious Raleigh St. Clair thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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