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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashley Sheilds's chin.
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182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sheilds looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Sheilds's belly button to the back.
Sheilds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheilds slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Sheilds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheilds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Sheilds misses its intended target.
Diaz cracks Sheilds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheilds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz swings for the body but Sheilds moves out of range.
Diaz jabs at Sheilds's body.
Diaz stuns Sheilds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sheilds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Sheilds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz scores with a jab.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sheilds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Sheilds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheilds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheilds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz takes a swing at Sheilds's ribcage but misses.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheilds rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Sheilds takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Sheilds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheilds controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sheilds thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Sheilds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sheilds wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheilds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz pulls Sheilds in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sheilds tries to pass.
Sheilds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sheilds.
Diaz is pulling down on Sheilds's head. It's preventing any offense from Sheilds, at least for the moment.
Diaz is trying to keep Sheilds in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicholas Diaz.
Sheilds darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Sheilds into the cage.
Sheilds breaks the clinch.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheilds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Diaz 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's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheilds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz cracks Sheilds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Sheilds feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Sheilds walks into a jab.
Sheilds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheilds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheilds slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Sheilds takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sheilds misses with a looping left.
Diaz throws a hook but Sheilds avoids it easily.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheilds.
Jab from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Sheilds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheilds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheilds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a hook. Sheilds ducked under it nicely.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheilds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheilds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Sheilds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheilds takes one to the side of the head.
Nicholas Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheilds misses with the combination.
Diaz slips a jab from Sheilds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Sheilds takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheilds slips under a jab.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sheilds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz thumps Sheilds with a low kick.
Sheilds tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheilds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Sheilds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheilds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheilds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Sheilds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheilds manages to avoid it.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sheilds.
Sheilds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Sheilds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheilds tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheilds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheilds throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Sheilds moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sheilds ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheilds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheilds needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Sheilds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Sheilds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Sheilds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheilds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz moves out of range as Sheilds strikes.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Sheilds should have avoided that one.
Sheilds is rocked!
Diaz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sheilds right on the button. Sheilds goes down! Diaz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Diaz gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Diaz!
Nicholas Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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