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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for William Harrison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicholas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz is trying to push Harrison away but Harrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz is stalling here.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Harrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrison has Diaz in his guard.
Harrison isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Harrison on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Diaz trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
Harrison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz cracks Harrison with a big elbow.
Diaz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrison is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking a breather here.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harrison is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Harrison is controlling him well.
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Harrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harrison to get the leverage.
Harrison is looking for a kimura here.
Harrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harrison prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Diaz is concentrating on defense, preventing Harrison from advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Harrison pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Harrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Harrison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Harrison tries to tie him up.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diaz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz stands up from Harrison's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diaz pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Harrison tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrison has double underhooks.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Harrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Harrison being controlled against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harrison won't be happy with that.
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Harrison!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison is trying to reverse the position but instead Diaz has taken his back - oops!
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz keeps control of the position as Harrison tries to break free.
Diaz looking to break Harrison's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Harrison remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Diaz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Harrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harrison lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands a damaging elbow.
Harrison has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Harrison.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harrison is keeping busy.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a knee to the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harrison lands a knee to the head.
Harrison working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Harrison with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Harrison is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Diaz yanks on the arm and Harrison is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicholas Diaz!
Post fight, Nicholas Diaz took to the microphone: 'Stockton 209, WHUT, WHUT, WHUT ... Caesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
.... Don't be scared hommie'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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