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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wes Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton's entrance music is Linchpin. A fine choice. Diaz has chosen Sepultura - Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wes Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab. Barton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barton throws a head kick that misses.
Barton tries a head kick but it misses.
Barton doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz motions for Barton to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Barton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a hook but Barton blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barton lands with a nice body kick.
Barton tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Barton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by Barton as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz checks a low kick from Barton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Barton looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz slips under a jab from Barton.
Barton throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wes Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barton throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Barton is out of range.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz distracts Barton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barton keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Barton in his guard.
Diaz has control of Barton's left arm, preventing Barton from doing any damage.
Barton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Barton crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Barton avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barton lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Barton - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barton looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barton smiles and moves away.
Barton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barton defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Barton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barton as he jumps to the side.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barton.
Barton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Barton is looking to clinch.
Barton tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Barton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barton misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Barton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barton throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Barton misses with a low kick.
Barton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Barton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barton counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Barton to acknowledge the strikes.
Barton throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barton throws a leg kick
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barton tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Barton misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton tries to clinch up.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Barton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Barton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barton.
Barton misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Barton.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Barton off the cage and back into rage.
Diaz misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Barton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barton, right into the meat.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barton.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Barton circles away and keeps his distance.
Barton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barton throws a head kick that misses.
Barton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barton.
Barton tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Barton keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up in Barton's guard and throws a big left but Barton blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz distracts Barton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz trying to control but Barton is working from the bottom.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barton managing to control the position.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barton lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Barton won't allow it.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Barton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Barton blocks an elbow strike.
Barton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Barton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Barton lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barton landing knees to the body.
Barton has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Barton lands an elbow inside.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barton walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wes Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Diaz.
Barton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barton throws a body kick the misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Barton throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Barton's shoulder, as Barton tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barton struggling a bit here.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Barton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton struggling a bit here.
Diaz swings around for an armbar but Barton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Barton tries to pass.
Barton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barton.
Barton tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barton preventing the sweep.
Barton wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Barton is out of range.
Barton thumps Diaz with a low kick.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Barton tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Barton misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Barton didn't expect that.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz works over Barton with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Barton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Barton's brow.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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