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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Malinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malinowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Offspring-Pretty Fly (For a White Guy). Carlos Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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185 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Malinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malinowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Malinowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Malinowski wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz tries to roll over but Malinowski keeps him under control.
Malinowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Malinowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malinowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Matheus Malinowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz stalks Malinowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Malinowski's face. Malinowski staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Matheus Malinowski has been cut.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malinowski doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinowski instigates a clinch.
Malinowski tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malinowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz pulls Malinowski into guard.
Malinowski trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malinowski defends it easily.
Malinowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz wants to control but Malinowski postures up.
Malinowski decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malinowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz taking a breather here.
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!
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Diaz tries to stand but Malinowski is controlling his head.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Malinowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Malinowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Malinowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Malinowski being controlled for a moment.
Malinowski tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Malinowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Malinowski.
Malinowski is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Malinowski moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Malinowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malinowski after a bit of a struggle.
Malinowski jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Malinowski wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz trying to move into half guard but instead Malinowski has managed to sweep!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malinowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinowski wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz has his hands on Malinowski's head, controlling the position.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Malinowski is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malinowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malinowski has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Matheus Malinowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diaz not doing much here.
Malinowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Malinowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malinowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz rolls, trying to escape but Malinowski keeps control of the position.
Diaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diaz tries to escape but Malinowski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malinowski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Malinowski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Malinowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malinowski is looking to clinch.
Malinowski tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Malinowski is looking to clinch.
Malinowski darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Malinowski.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Malinowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malinowski shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malinowski is rocked!
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Malinowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malinowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malinowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Malinowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malinowski's guard.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Malinowski keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Malinowski working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Malinowski backs away looking to recover.
Matheus Malinowski's cut is getting worse.
Malinowski is looking to clinch.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Malinowski trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Malinowski controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Malinowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Malinowski defends it.
Diaz wants to stand up but Malinowski is controlling the position.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Malinowski won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Malinowski sprawls well.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz jumps guard but Malinowski stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Matheus Malinowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Diaz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malinowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matheus Malinowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malinowski missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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