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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Lerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Lerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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171 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Lerman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lerman manages to avoid it.
Lerman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lerman on the side of the head.
Lerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Lerman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lerman working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lerman on the ground.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lerman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lerman working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lerman connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Lerman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lerman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lerman throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Lerman is controlling him well.
Lerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Lerman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Lerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lerman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Lerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz tries to kick Lerman off but Lerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lerman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lerman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lerman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz tries to kick Lerman off but Lerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lerman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lerman thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lerman is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Lerman is controlling him well.
Lerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lerman lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz tries to kick Lerman off but Lerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lerman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lerman throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Lerman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Lerman is working for a submission of some sort.
Lerman slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Lerman is controlling him well.
Lerman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Lerman is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lerman thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Lerman thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Lerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Lerman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz jabs Lerman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lerman dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Lerman's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diaz throws a body punch but Lerman moves out of range.
Lerman tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Lerman wants to clinch.
Lerman tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Lerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lerman misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Lerman.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Lerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lerman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lerman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz tests Lerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Lerman tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lerman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lerman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lerman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabs at Lerman's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Lerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Lerman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Logan Lerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lerman wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a jab to Lerman's midsection.
Diaz slips under a jab from Lerman.
Lerman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lerman scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz clinches up with Lerman and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to push Lerman away but Lerman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lerman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz pushes Lerman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lerman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Lerman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Lerman is rocked!
Lerman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Lerman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Diaz and Lerman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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