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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Thai Striker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Striker forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz is trying to drag Striker to the mat but Striker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Striker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Striker clinches with his opponent.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Striker.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Striker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Striker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Striker.
Striker lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Striker misses.
Diaz clinches but Striker breaks the clinch
and Striker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Striker.
Striker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Striker has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker with a knee to the head.
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 Striker walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz wants to clinch but Striker slips to the side
and Striker counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Striker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker stalling against the cage.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Striker.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Striker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Striker is blocking nicely.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Striker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker blocking some punches.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Nice elbow from Striker.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
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.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Striker walks into a left hand.
Striker scores with a kick to the body.
Striker lands a jab.
Striker has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Striker blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Striker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz jumps guard but Striker stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thai Striker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Striker ducks down to avoid it.
Striker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Striker breaks the clinch.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Striker counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker moves into the clinch successfully.
Striker lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Striker scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Striker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Striker lands a jab to the nose.
Striker instigates a clinch.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Striker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Striker to work.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Striker smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Striker.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Striker.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Striker counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Striker as he jumps to the side.
Striker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Striker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Striker works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Striker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Striker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Striker lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Striker lands a front kick.
Diaz works over Striker's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Striker rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Striker has him pressed against the cage.
Striker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Striker scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Striker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diaz closes the distance but Striker moves to the side
and Striker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Striker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Striker. Striker obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Striker.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Striker counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Striker drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Striker. That one must have hurt.
Striker moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Striker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker scores with a push kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Striker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Striker, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Striker against the cage but Striker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Striker.
Striker moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Striker lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Striker keeps him there for the moment.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Striker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Striker prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Striker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Striker. Striker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Striker scores with a push kick.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Striker circles away.
Striker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Striker scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Striker throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz dives in and grabs Striker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Striker pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Striker scores with a head kick.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Striker had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Striker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Striker rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Striker blocks an uppercut.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker has Diaz pressed against the cage.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Striker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Striker.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Striker lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Striker manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
Striker prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Striker improves position.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Striker cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Striker.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Striker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Striker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Striker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thai Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Striker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Striker scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
Striker with a jab.
Striker works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Striker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Striker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Striker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Striker throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Striker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Striker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Striker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Thai Striker!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Thai Striker!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Thai Striker!
Thai Striker wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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