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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Tip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Tip with that takedown attempt.
Tip tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Tip throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Tip fails with a takedown attempt.
Tip tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Tip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tip is trying to get back to full guard.
Tip is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tip is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tip trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tip defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Tip gets back to full guard.
Tip keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tip with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Tip fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to stand but Tip is controlling from the bottom.
Tip is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tip is breathing heavily.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tip keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tip is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tip, up you get!
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tip, pushing him back against the cage.
Tip avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tip is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tip persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Tip is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tip thows a big elbow that misses.
Tip won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tip shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Tip finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tip throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tip gets the takedown into side control.
Tip working away.
Tip throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tip. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tip in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz pushes Tip away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tip gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz controls the position for a moment.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tip is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tip in particular looking to stall.
Tip is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Tip has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Tip thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz tries to kick Tip off but Tip keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tip tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tip fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Tip tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tip avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Tip fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Tip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Tip won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Tip avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Tip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
Nice elbow from Diaz.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Tip shrugs off.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz with a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tip avoids it.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz with a knee to the head.
Tip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz has Tip pushed against the cage.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tip fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tip blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz working Tip over with knees to the body.
Tip avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Tip has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tip has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tip has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tip is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Tip avoids the damage to the body.
Tip tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Tip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Tip won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Tip blocks with his arms.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Tip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tip is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tip's defenses.
Diaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tip fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tip avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tip avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz lands a knee to the head.
Tip pulls guard successfully.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Tip blocks nicely.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Tip throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Tip's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz trying to control but Tip is working from the bottom.
Tip bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Tip postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Tip lands a couple of elbows.
Ben Tip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tip trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tip won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Tip throwing strikes but missing.
Tip controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tip pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Tip controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tip shoots and misses
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Tip takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Tip in his tracks for a moment.
Tip is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz lands a knee to the head.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Tip 's eye.
Tip has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
Tip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
Jesse Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz working Tip over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Diaz!
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FIGHT
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