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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Farias (ranked 3258 p4p, 4855 weight class) and Nick Ball (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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180 cm 27 155 3 - 0 - 0 |
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163 cm 20 147 0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Solid chin |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Farias! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Ball! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farias darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Farias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Farias lands strikes from half guard. Ball really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ball makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ball. Farias lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Farias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ball trying to keep a closed guard but Farias is proving a slippery customer.
Farias landing some decent shots from guard. Farias is in close to Ball's body, working some short punches and elbows. Farias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Farias scoring with some ground and pound.
Ball looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farias chips away with some ground and pound. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Farias is in close to Ball's body, working some short punches and elbows. Farias 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. Farias scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Farias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Farias stands up over Ball, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Farias lands a couple of digs. Farias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farias avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ball has momentary wrist control but Farias slips an elbow through the middle. Ball keeping full guard, as Farias tries to pass. Farias connects with a couple of short punches. Farias landing some decent shots from guard. Farias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Farias stands up over Ball, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Farias distracts Ball with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Farias postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Farias postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Farias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. This has been an exciting period of action! Ball has momentary wrist control but Farias slips an elbow through the middle. Farias chips away with some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Farias works a leg free and moves into half guard. Ball looks winded! Nice strikes from Farias there. Farias passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ball! Farias lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ball hang on? Farias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Farias lands a nice shot to the head.
 Ball is rocked! Farias scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ball?
Ball is still in real trouble! Can Farias finish him? Farias lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Farias postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ball badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Farias around the waist but Farias pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Farias is the winner by TKO! Farias jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Farias!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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66% |
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