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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz misses with the combination.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
White looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
White is breathing heavily.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
White has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
White is trying to keep Diaz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as White shoots in.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for White. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
White is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
White misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz decides to stand back up.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is in trouble now - White has advanced to mount!
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
Diaz wants to control but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz wants to try and get back to his feet.
White looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but White is having none of it.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
White shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
White slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
White misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
White moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
White tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
White throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White with a poor takedown
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
White keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz gets to his feet. White looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Taylor Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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