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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Makunouchi is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makunouchi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makunouchi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz tries to roll over but Makunouchi keeps him under control.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Makunouchi drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makunouchi pulls his head out easily.
Makunouchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makunouchi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Makunouchi wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Makunouchi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Makunouchi is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Makunouchi there.
Makunouchi wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Makunouchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Makunouchi stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makunouchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Makunouchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makunouchi throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Makunouchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makunouchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Makunouchi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makunouchi's face.
Diaz working Makunouchi over with strikes here.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz has control of Makunouchi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Makunouchi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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 has hold of Makunouchi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Makunouchi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz working for a submission but Makunouchi is keeping him at bay.
Diaz prevents Makunouchi from getting the reversal.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Makunouchi really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet.
Makunouchi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Makunouchi tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makunouchi tries to buck Diaz off but he can't manage it.
Diaz looking for a guillotine from mount but Makunouchi is having none of it.
Makunouchi tries to buck Diaz off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Makunouchi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Makunouchi is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio 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.
Makunouchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makunouchi.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makunouchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a combination. Makunouchi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Makunouchi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Makunouchi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
BOOM! Makunouchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Makunouchi maintains control.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Makunouchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makunouchi lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Makunouchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Makunouchi breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Makunouchi has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makunouchi scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Makunouchi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Makunouchi raining down shots from the mount!
Makunouchi with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Makunouchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Makunouchi lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Makunouchi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Makunouchi has control of the leg.
Makunouchi slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Makunouchi defends it easily.
Makunouchi throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Makunouchi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Makunouchi looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, Makunouchi has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makunouchi wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diaz tries to bum rush Makunouchi with a series of wild strikes but Makunouchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claudio Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Makunouchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a right hand that Makunouchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunouchi also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Makunouchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makunouchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Makunouchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makunouchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Claudio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunouchi.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Makunouchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Makunouchi pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Makunouchi slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Makunouchi backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Makunouchi.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Makunouchi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Makunouchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Makunouchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz looking for a triangle here. Makunouchi is fighting it but it looks tight! Diaz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Makunouchi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Claudio Diaz!
Claudio Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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