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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Nurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Nurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nurray is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Nurray circles away and we're back to standing.
Nurray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nurray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looks gassed!
Nurray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Nurray preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Nurray tries to pass.
Nurray scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurray passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nurray passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nurray.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz stops Nurray from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nurray forces the positional change into back control.
Nurray lands strikes to the head.
Diaz tries to break free.
Nurray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Diaz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Nurray tightening his grip on Diaz, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nurray lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Nurray breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz turns into Nurray and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nurray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.
Diaz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nurray gets his way!
Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nurray.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nurray's arms.
Diaz breaks Nurray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nurray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Nurray tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz looking to control.
Nurray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Nurray pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Nurray 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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Nurray checks a leg kick.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurray counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Nurray drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Nurray off! Nurray jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Nurray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurray wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control.
Nurray tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Nurray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nurray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee Nurray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Nurray scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurray off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Diaz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nurray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diaz has control of Nurray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nurray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nurray?
Diaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nurray regains half guard.
Nurray manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurray is on top in guard.
Nurray is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Nurray has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nurray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Nurray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurray.
Nurray is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get back to full guard here but Nurray has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nurray wants to take his opponent's back but Diaz doesn't allow it.
Nurray looking to secure an arm triangle but Diaz defends it well.
Nurray has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nurray with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Nurray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Nurray counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurray takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurray gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Diaz regains guard.
Nurray slips nicely into half guard.
Nurray has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurray mounts Diaz! Really nice guard pass there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurray looking to secure an arm triangle but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurray jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Diaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diaz and Nurray has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nurray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Nurray moves into full mount!
Nurray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nurray looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz tries to hold on but Nurray pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurray jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Diaz is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Nurray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Nurray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Nurray keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nurray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nurray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Diaz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nurray but great work by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurray sneaks back into half guard.
Nurray is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurray moves into full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurray 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.
Nurray 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.
Nurray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ronaldo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurray wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Nurray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Lee Nurray!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Lee Nurray!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Lee Nurray!
Lee Nurray wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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