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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Fowler!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diablo rushes Fowler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fowler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diablo has him pressed against the cage.
Diablo prevents a body shot from Fowler.
Fowler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diablo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fowler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diablo is in close to Fowler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fowler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diablo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diablo looking to pass the guard.
Diablo throwing strikes from guard but Fowler blocks nicely.
Fowler wants to stand but Diablo is controlling the position.
Diablo pushes down on Fowler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fowler tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.
Diablo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fowler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diablo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diablo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diablo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fowler sprawls well initially but Diablo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Diablo there.
Diablo moves into full mount! Fowler won't be happy about that!
Fowler taking shots to the head.
Diablo raining down shots from the mount!
Fowler gets back to half guard.
Fowler looks gassed!
Diablo working the head and body with strikes.
Fowler looking for submissions off his back.
Diablo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fowler is refusing to be controlled, as Diablo sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diablo moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Diablo lands some shots froms side control.
Diablo wants to control but Fowler is keeping him busy.
Fowler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diablo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diablo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fowler is trying to get back to his feet.
Fowler is looking for a sweep.
Diablo working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fowler fails with the takedown
and Diablo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo wants to clinch.
Diablo tries to clinch up but Fowler circles away and keeps his distance.
Diablo blocks a jab.
Fowler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diablo circles away.
Fowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diablo manages to avoid it.
Fowler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diablo.
Fowler is looking for a sweep.
Fowler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diablo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diablo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fowler is looking for a sweep.
Fowler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Diablo working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diablo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diablo cracks Fowler with a big right hand but Fowler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fowler misses with a body shot.
Diablo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fowler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diablo connects with a decent elbow.
Diablo laying and praying for a moment but Fowler takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fowler scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Diablo manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diablo working Fowler over with strikes here.
It looks like Chase Fowler has been cut.
Diablo prevents Fowler from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diablo working Fowler over with strikes here.
Fowler wants to hold on but Diablo pushes him away.
Diablo has control of Fowler's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fowler regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fowler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Diablo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chase Fowler'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.
Diablo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diablo pulls guard effortlessly.
Fowler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diablo wants to sweep here but Fowler controlling him for the moment.
Fowler is looking to stand up but Diablo won't let him.
Diablo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fowler manages to get himself to full guard.
Diablo with a nice head shot there.
Fowler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Diablo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fowler wants to get back to his feet but Diablo is holding on tight.
Diablo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diablo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Diablo regains half guard.
Fowler wants to stand up but Diablo is controlling the position.
Diablo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diablo keeping moving, preventing Fowler from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fowler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diablo's guard.
Dick Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fowler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fowler wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Fowler tries to stand but Diablo is controlling from the bottom.
Fowler wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Fowler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is pushing down on Diablo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diablo is fighting to maintain full guard but Fowler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fowler prevents Diablo from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fowler misses with a takedown attempt
and Diablo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diablo moves away from the strike by Fowler.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fowler shoots for a takedown but Diablo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fowler looks to clinch
and Diablo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fowler keeps working.
Fowler trying to control from the bottom.
Fowler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diablo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fowler wants to improve his position but Diablo is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler has hold of Diablo's hands but Diablo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fowler taking some punishment here, with Diablo in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fowler is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diablo pulls his head out easily.
Diablo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fowler!
Fowler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fowler really wants to buck Diablo off and get back to his feet.
Diablo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fowler tries to hold on but Diablo pushes him away.
Fowler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fowler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fowler is trying to get back to full guard.
Fowler tries to kick Diablo off but Diablo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Diablo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chase Fowler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fowler shoots in but no luck this time.
Diablo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fowler to the mat! Fowler manages to get full guard.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diablo is looking to advance position but Fowler has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Diablo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diablo is desperately trying to improve his position but Fowler has a good base and remains in mount.
Fowler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diablo looks a forlorn figure.
Fowler tries to control but Diablo wriggling away.
Diablo has given up his back here. Will Fowler look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Diablo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fowler is striking from the back but Diablo escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Diablo gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler wanted to stand there but Diablo had control of the position.
Diablo throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Fowler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fowler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diablo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fowler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fowler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diablo's guard.
Diablo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fowler manages to get himself to full guard.
Diablo passes into half guard.
Diablo stops Fowler from getting back to his feet.
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.
Diablo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fowler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diablo passes to full mount!
Diablo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fowler is now in Diablo's guard. A big mistake from Diablo there, giving up the dominant position!
Diablo looking to control.
Diablo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diablo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Diablo.
That has opened up Chase Fowler's cut even more.
Diablo is looking to advance position but Fowler won't allow it.
Diablo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fowler won't allow Diablo to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler gets full guard.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fowler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diablo is one step ahead there.
Diablo wants to control from the top but Fowler keeps moving.
Diablo wants to pass the guard but Fowler is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fowler shoots and misses
and Diablo counters with a single leg into guard. Fowler didn't expect that.
Diablo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fowler wants to stand up but Diablo is controlling him.
Diablo stands and throws Fowler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diablo swings around for an armbar but Fowler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diablo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diablo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fowler has Diablo in his guard.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fowler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diablo wants to pass the guard but Fowler is keeping the position.
Diablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diablo wants to control from the top but Fowler keeps moving.
Diablo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fowler is keeping the position for now.
Fowler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chase Fowler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fowler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diablo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Diablo!
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