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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Huerta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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185 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huerta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huerta misses with a takedown
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huerta's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Huerta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Huerta keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Huerta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huerta manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Huerta's guard.
Huerta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huerta tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Huerta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz passes Huerta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Huerta sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz looks gassed!
That's two 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 is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huerta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huerta tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Huerta wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Huerta trying to control here.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huerta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Huerta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
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.
Huerta is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Huerta wants to get back to full guard.
Huerta is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Huerta tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Huerta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.
Huerta is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz has hold of Huerta's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Huerta tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Huerta screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Huerta, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nick Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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