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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Geto Boys - G-Code. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz keeps Pettis at a distance using the push kick.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pettis throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz thows a body kick. Pettis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz lands a knee to the head.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pettis's face.
Pettis jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Antonio Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Pettis counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Pettis gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pettis if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Pettis down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pettis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Pettis takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thuds his shin into the meat of Pettis's side.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz lands a head kick!
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Antonio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Diaz pushes Pettis away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
Pettis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Pettis down.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pettis's sensitive parts.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pettis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pettis if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pettis avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz cracks the inside of Pettis's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Pettis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz feints and then cracks Pettis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pettis down.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pettis.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to slow Pettis down with leg kicks.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pettis takes a step back to recover.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Pettis stumbling back into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Pettis shrugs it off though.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Pettis down.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Pettis stumbling back into the cage.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pettis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Pettis shrugs it off though.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pettis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pettis takes a step back to recover.
Pettis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
Diaz cracks the inside of Pettis's front leg.
Pettis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Pettis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Diaz throws a head kick that Pettis semi-blocks.
Diaz thumps Pettis with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Diaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pettis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pettis.
Pettis misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz thuds his shin into the meat of Pettis's side.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Pettis moved away.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pettis can't get the takedown.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pettis's head.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pettis.
Antonio Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pettis.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Pettis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pettis will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pettis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Pettis off balance momentarily.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Pettis misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Pettis 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz thumps Pettis with a low kick.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pettis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Antonio Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!
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