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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is This Is War. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Gracie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two 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 trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz moves to back control.
Gracie prevents Diaz from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Diaz.
Diaz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Diaz controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but Diaz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie is not content to let Diaz control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie checks a low kick from Diaz.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
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.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Diaz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Diaz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gracie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Helio Gracie just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nick Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz trying to control from Gracie's half guard. Gracie has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Diaz.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
That's two 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.
Donk. Gracie catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Diaz throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Helio Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
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.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Gracie!
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