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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Pearl Jam - Porch. Nate Daaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 cm
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dylan Fisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fisher moves into the clinch successfully.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
Daaz misses with a knee strike.
Daaz stalling in the clinch but Fisher improves position. Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Fisher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Fisher just leaning against Daaz, taking a breather. Daaz taking a breather. Fisher is working for takedown but Daaz is calmly controlling the position for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Daaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher stalling.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Daaz stops Fisher from passing to mount. Daaz is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daaz is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it. Fisher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Daaz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fisher's guard! Nice work there by Daaz! Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy. Fisher working for a triangle but Daaz defends it easily.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fisher tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Daaz tries to clinch up. Daaz wants to clinch but Fisher slips to the side and Fisher makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Daaz really felt that one! Daaz tries to clinch up. Daaz works Fisher's body with a nice hook. Daaz moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off. Daaz tries to clinch up. Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daaz pinned against the cage. Daaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Fisher shoots in and drives through. Daaz sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him. Daaz looks to clinch and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daaz lands a knee to the head.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher slows down the pace here.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daaz smiles and moves away.
Daaz closes the distance but Fisher moves to the side and Fisher moves into the clinch. Daaz with a knee to the head.
Daaz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daaz prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch. Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Knees to the body from Fisher.
Daaz stalling in the clinch but Fisher improves position. Daaz has Fisher pushed against the cage. Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
Daaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body. Fisher avoiding damage.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fisher up against the cage. Daaz tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Daaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Daaz. Daaz moves out of range of the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dylan Fisher will probably get the nod. 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.
Fisher takes the fight into the clinch. Daaz is trying to stall.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Daaz keeps him there for the moment. Fisher stalls. Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz looking to slow down the pace here. Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Daaz clinches but Fisher breaks the clinch and Fisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Daaz is breathing heavily. Fisher closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fisher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Fisher pulls Daaz in to control the position. Fisher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daaz stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher. Daaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daaz wants to stand but Fisher is controlling his posture from full guard. Fisher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daaz stands and steps away. Fisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Fisher darts in and clinches Daaz up against the cage. Daaz trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Daaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Daaz.
Daaz wants to stall.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher stalling.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daaz looking to slow down the pace here. Daaz misses with a knee strike.
Daaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Daaz is controlling the position. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daaz landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz has Fisher pushed against the cage. Fisher tries to pull guard but Daaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Fisher drops back down to his feet.
Fisher avoiding damage as Daaz throws knees to the body.
Daaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fisher avoiding damage as Daaz throws knees to the body.
Daaz missing with knees to the body.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fisher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daaz circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him. Daaz fails in his attempt to clinch. Daaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fisher will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher throws a wild body kick that Daaz sees coming a mile off. Daaz instigates a clinch. Daaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Daaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms. Daaz tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Fisher looks for a takedown but Daaz sprawls well. Daaz clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the cage. The is referee keeping an eye on Fisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Daaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daaz, pushing him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Fisher will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daaz's waist but Daaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fisher off to one side. Dylan Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A decent looking body kick lands there for Daaz. Daaz tries to clinch but Fisher moves away and Fisher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daaz! Daaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Daaz is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action. Daaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher tries to control but Daaz wriggling away. Fisher dominating with strikes here. Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daaz looks a forlorn figure.
Daaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fisher has control of Daaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daaz is rocked! Fisher unloading with bombs! Fisher is working for a guillotine from mount but Daaz frees his head quite easily.
Daaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fisher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Daaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Daaz is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fisher locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Daaz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Fisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
72% |
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