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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leone as he jumps to the side.
Diaz scores with a one two! Leone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leone is controlling him.
Leone throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Leone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leone is controlling him.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leone uses it to pass to side control.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Leone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Leone scoring with punches from side control.
Diaz tries to bench press Leone off him but Leone keeps the position.
Leone lands a few punches from side control.
Leone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leone working the ground and pound but Diaz is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Leone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Leone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Leone is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diaz is avoiding damage well.
Leone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Leone scoring with strikes.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Leone is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Leone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leone working the ground and pound.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leone lands some shots froms side control.
Leone throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Leone landing strikes.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Leone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Leone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz tries to buck Leone off but Leone is having none of it.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Leone keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leone working the ground and pound from side control.
Diaz tries to escape but Leone is in control.
Leone misses with the ground and pound.
Leone is chipping away with strikes.
Leone is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Leone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leone working the ground and pound from side control.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Leone is controlling him
Leone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz pushes Leone off looking to stand but Leone dives back in and keeps control.
Leone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leone.
Leone throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Leone slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leone working Diaz over with strikes.
Diaz tries to kick Leone off but Leone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leone is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leone working the head and body with strikes.
Leone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Leone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Leone's ribs.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Leone slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leone momentarily.
Miguel Leone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Leone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Leone trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leone is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leone is controlling him.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Leone is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leone with a nice head shot there.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Diaz is tapping! Great win for Leone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miguel Leone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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