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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henderson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiz. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Diaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Ortiz is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ortiz!
Ortiz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ortiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ortiz gets full guard.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Ortiz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Diaz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ortiz breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ortiz struggling to land strikes to the head as Diaz covers up.
Ryan Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Diaz is looking for a way out.
Diaz trying to control the position but Ortiz manages to sink in the hooks.
Ortiz is landing with strikes. Diaz can't take much more of this.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Diaz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ortiz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
Diaz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ortiz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ortiz.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound. Can Diaz escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has the hooks in. Diaz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ortiz punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortiz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
Ortiz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Can Diaz hold on?! Ortiz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ortiz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ortiz is striking well from the back but Diaz escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Diaz has locked up a guillotine! Diaz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ortiz is holding on here and Diaz must be using up a lot of energy. Ortiz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Diaz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henderson Diaz!
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energy
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RATING
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