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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by National Anthem. 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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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 London, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyle Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Durden is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durden punching from the bottom.
Durden manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Durden 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!
Durden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Durden avoiding Diaz 's attempts to control his hands.
Durden punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Durden has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Diaz.
Diaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Diaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Durden gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Can Diaz hold on?! Durden is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Diaz tries to roll but Durden sticks to his back.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Durden won't let him.
Durden is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Diaz up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Durden won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Diaz to escape the position.
Durden keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Diaz looks gassed!
Durden gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Durden scores with punches from the back.
Diaz trying to control the action but Durden just sinks the hooks in.
Durden is hanging on to Diaz's back as he tries to escape.
Can Diaz hold on?! Durden is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Durden is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Diaz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Diaz for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with punches and elbows.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Durden won't let him.
Durden throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Diaz!
Durden is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Diaz fending off the submission attempt from Durden.
Diaz rolls, trying to escape but Durden keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is not going to allow Diaz to sit and survive in this position.
Durden lands a shot to the head.
Durden has the hooks in. Diaz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Durden. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Diaz can't escape the position.
Durden punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Durden to control.
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Durden's arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Durden's guard now.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Durden controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Durden 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 makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into side control.
Diaz advances nicely into full mount.
Durden is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz working for a submission but Durden is keeping him at bay.
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Durden is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyler Durden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks Durden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Durden tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durden is looking to escape.
Durden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 Durden's face.
Durden is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Durden sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Durden is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Durden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz gets to his feet - Durden follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Durden is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Durden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Durden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Durden!
Durden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Durden cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Durden postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durden tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Durden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Durden!
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Durden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Durden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Durden working to try and regain half guard.
Durden slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz trying to control the action but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Durden throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Durden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Durden is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz pushing down on Durden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Diaz prevents Durden from improving his position.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Durden takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaz won't allow Durden to sweep him here.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durden has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Durden has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Durden fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durden can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Durden to get to his feet.
Durden has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Durden's guard.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Durden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is stalling here. Durden is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diaz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Durden has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Durden works to advance to full mount. Diaz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durden working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Durden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz tries to hold on but Durden postures up.
Durden controlling the position easily from mount.
Durden landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Diaz bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Durden and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
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