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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Borsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borsch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Vikingarna - Leende Guldbruna Ögon. Diaz has chosen Pastor Troy- Just to Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Borsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borsch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borsch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borsch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that Borsch ducks under and follows up with a left that Borsch also avoids with ease.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Borsch lands a with a good body shot.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Borsch.
Borsch jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Borsch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Borsch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borsch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borsch tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Borsch to stand up.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borsch's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Borsch duly obliges.
Borsch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Borsch.
Borsch misses with a hook.
Borsch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borsch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borsch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borsch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Borsch.
Borsch misses with a combination
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Borsch is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Borsch misses
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Borsch keeps moving.
Borsch being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Borsch waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Borsch.
Borsch tries a head kick but it misses.
Borsch thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz tries to bum rush Borsch with a series of wild strikes but Borsch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borsch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borsch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stefan Borsch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borsch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Borsch.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borsch.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Borsch backing up. Borsch nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Borsch.
Diaz rushes Borsch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borsch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Borsch has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Borsch stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Borsch does it's job there.
It looks like Nigel Diaz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borsch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz is rocked!
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borsch throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Borsch misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Borsch is trying to stand.
Diaz is tying to control. Borsch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borsch is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Borsch is defending well.
Borsch wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Borsch!
Borsch is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borsch trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borsch is looking to escape.
Borsch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stefan Borsch is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Borsch throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Borsch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Stefan Borsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Borsch moved away.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Borsch throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Borsch misses with a combination
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borsch avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Borsch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borsch as he avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Borsch throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Borsch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Borsch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borsch.
Borsch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Borsch finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borsch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Borsch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz wants to break free but Borsch has control.
Borsch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borsch misses with a two punch combination.
Borsch connects with a jab.
Borsch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Borsch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borsch stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Borsch throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Borsch's guard now.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borsch wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borsch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Borsch is working away.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Borsch defending well.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borsch keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borsch throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borsch swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borsch.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Borsch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borsch misses with a right hand
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Borsch stuffs the takedown.
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Borsch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borsch misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borsch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borsch throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Borsch dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz sizes up Borsch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Borsch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Borsch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borsch misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Borsch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borsch wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Stefan Borsch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Borsch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borsch looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Borsch is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Borsch to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Borsch keeps moving.
Borsch lands some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Diaz!
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