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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen None Shall Pass as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Black Knight!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Knight.
Diaz stalls.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Knight.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Knight has the dominant position.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Knight in close.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Knight is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Knight is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Knight sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Knight moves into full guard.
Knight controlling Diaz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws and elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Knight!
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Diaz working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Knight trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The Black Knight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice cross by Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight lands a body punch.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Black Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renaldo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
A body shot lands from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Knight lands a body punch.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knight lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Knight lands a body punch.
Knight pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Knight cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Knight is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Black Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz is working for takedown but Knight is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight has Diaz pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
Knight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
The referee calls for Knight to work.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Knight.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Knight.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Black Knight 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Knight'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.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking a breather.
Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Knight lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Knight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands a body shot.
Diaz is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Knight digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Diaz looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Knight works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Good body shot from Knight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Renaldo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Black Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Black Knight!
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energy
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hype
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