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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calder Beefington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calder Beefington!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beefington doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Beefington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beefington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Beefington keeps moving.
Beefington 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 Beefington.
Beefington being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and beckons Beefington to his feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beefington wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz throws a head kick but Beefington moves out of range.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beefington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Beefington is keeping him busy.
Beefington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefington is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Beefington is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beefington is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Beefington has given up his back here.
Diaz looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefington wants to escape the position.
Beefington covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Beefington controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Diaz looking for the choke but no joy.
Beefington trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Beefington.
What can Beefington do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Beefington tries to escape the position.
What can Beefington do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beefington is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Diaz dominated that round.
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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Beefington tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Beefington is looking for a sweep.
Diaz has control of an arm but Beefington manages to advance to Diaz's back!
A lull in the action here.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Beefington is trying to stick to Diaz's back but Diaz is turning into Beefington. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Beefington's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefington keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz prevents Beefington from getting back to his feet.
Beefington looking for a sweep. Not yet Beefington, not yet.
Diaz trying to control but Beefington is working from the bottom.
Beefington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beefington closes the distance and clinches.
Beefington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beefington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beefington pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefington trying to land knees to the body.
Beefington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beefington lands an elbow inside.
Beefington keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Beefington has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beefington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beefington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Diaz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beefington to the mat. Beefington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beefington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Beefington is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand back up. Diaz steps back and let's Beefington get back to his feet.
Beefington shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Rick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calder Beefington.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beefington!
Diaz content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefington can't escape the position.
Diaz cracks Beefington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beefington tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beefington hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Beefington is in trouble!
Beefington is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
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!
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Beefington to control.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the head.
Beefington is rocked!
Diaz get's back to his feet.
Beefington looks to clinch
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rick Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beefington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefington tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beefington gets full guard.
Diaz postures up.
Beefington pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beefington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beefington's guard.
Beefington is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diaz jumps into side control!
Beefington is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Beefington wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Diaz has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Beefington's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Beefington is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rick Diaz!
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