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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Snooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Snooper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Snooper avoids them all with ease.
Snooper drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snooper postures up.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz looking to control but Snooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz wants to control the pace but Snooper is squirming around nicely.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Snooper manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooper prevents Diaz from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Diaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Snooper is trying to buck Diaz off.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snooper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snooper wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Snooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snooper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Snooper dodges the ground and pound from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Diaz crashes against the mat.
Diaz prevents Snooper from escaping the position.
Diaz throws an elbow but Snooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Snooper is defending well.
Diaz tries to score with some ground and pound. Snooper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snooper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Snooper is just out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Snooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Snooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snooper really is a fat lump.
Snooper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz is trying to control but Snooper manages to pass to mount!
Diaz regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snooper is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is pressing down on Snooper 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz looking to control.
Snooper won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Snooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Snooper from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larry Snooper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Snooper is just out of range.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snooper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Snooper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snooper kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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!
Snooper looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz postures up in Snooper 's guard and throws a big left but Snooper blocks it.
Diaz trying to control but Snooper is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Snooper keeps moving.
Snooper is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snooper shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snooper 's hands.
Snooper thows a body shot but no joy.
Snooper avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz jabs at Snooper 's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Snooper 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Snooper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snooper .
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Snooper on that attempt.
Snooper walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snooper is rocked!
Snooper get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Snooper stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Diaz runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Diaz!
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