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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
York misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but York paws at him with a jab and circles away.
York displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
York throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
York takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz jabs York to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but York swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
York wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz prevents York from breaking the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
York wants to break free but Diaz has control.
York escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. York quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but York does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed York's head.
It looks like Diaz is going to stand back up.
York looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
York pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
York kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
York takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
York is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
York misses with the body kick
and York takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! York had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donald York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into York's ribs.
York throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
York takes one to the chin there.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and York takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
York shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck York on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. York takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donald York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz gets a clinch.
York has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
York stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and York wants it to stay on the feet.
Donald York has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Diaz.
York takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
York takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as York sprawls well. York wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over York's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
York scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
York displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
York throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
York on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but York has the dominant position.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
York looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
York throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Diaz lands but York takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks York with an uppercut!
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
York looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but York has him pressed against the cage.
York is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz tries to break free but York pushes him back against the cage.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
York wants to break free but Diaz has control.
York breaks the clinch.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping York at a distance.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
York on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but York is avoiding it.
York throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep York thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
York misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped York's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses the jab.
York gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
A head kick from Diaz lands but York takes it in his stride.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from York misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
York misses the body punch
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
York misses with a lunging right hand
and York takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz gets to his feet - York follows without any prompting.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. York shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
York stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
York throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
York wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donald York is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
York takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but York saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
York misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. York should have avoided that one.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with York.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diaz obliges.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donald York has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Diaz.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. York quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
York is not content to let Diaz control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Some wild striking there from York.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. York was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. York is keeping the position for now.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz won't allow York to get back to his feet.
Diaz stands up and waves to York to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. York will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz tries to clinch but York is having none of it.
York throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
York walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! York's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
York throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but York shrugs it off.
York scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz lands with a hook. York tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. York really felt that one!
Diaz looks to land a combination but York avoids it well.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
York throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped York's head back.
Diaz wants to clinch up but York keeps it at a distance.
York looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around York's waist but York gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. York backs away looking to recover.
Diaz works York's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
York throws a lazy head kick
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz with a hook.
York misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles York's knee momentarily.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps York's head back.
York misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. York doesn't seem phased though.
York is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but York swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by York misses
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz digs a good body shot into York's ribs.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. York tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag York to the ground. York escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donald York has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Diaz.
Diaz scores with a head kick. York tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has York pinned against the cage. York gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
York misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz prevents York from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but York swats him away and circles back towards the center.
York misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from York as Diaz shoots in.
York stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
York tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz pushes York up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense.
York throws a head kick that misses.
York throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
York breaks from the clinch.
Diaz jabs York right on the nose. York blinks but takes it well.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from York.
York walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
York swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
York throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Diaz has York up against the cage in a clinch.
Donald York has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by York.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Drew Diaz!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Drew Diaz!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Drew Diaz!
Drew Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
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