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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mcconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Mcconnell!
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, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcconnell clinches.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Mcconnell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mcconnell has passed into side control.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mcconnell is controlling him well.
Mcconnell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is trying to control Mcconnell's posture but Mcconnell avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcconnell tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcconnell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcconnell lands an elbow.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Mcconnell stands up.
A head kick misses from Mcconnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Mcconnell is avoiding it.
Mcconnell misses with a few strikes there.
Mcconnell blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcconnell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
Mcconnell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
I really don't envy Diaz right now.
Diaz trying to control but not successfully.
Mcconnell has the hooks in. Diaz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 Mcconnell gets his way!
Mcconnell is not going to allow Diaz to sit and survive in this position.
Mcconnell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Diaz is defending well though. Mcconnell let's go of the attempt for now.
Mcconnell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Diaz is defending well though. Mcconnell let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mcconnell's arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcconnell controlling well, preventing Diaz from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mcconnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcconnell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcconnell gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Mcconnell and move into the clinch position.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcconnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Mcconnell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcconnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz 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.
Mcconnell trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcconnell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcconnell.
Richard Mcconnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcconnell stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Mcconnell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcconnell wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mcconnell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mcconnell is now in half guard.
Mcconnell wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mcconnell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcconnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcconnell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcconnell enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcconnell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mcconnell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcconnell has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcconnell keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mcconnell to the ground. Diaz is now in Mcconnell's guard.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcconnell is on top in guard.
Mcconnell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcconnell is looking to counter punch.
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcconnell wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcconnell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Mcconnell is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz 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.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcconnell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcconnell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Mcconnell to get to half guard.
Mcconnell 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 Mcconnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcconnell seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcconnell lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz wants to control but Mcconnell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mcconnell wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz wants to control but Mcconnell is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz trying to hold on to Mcconnell's head to control him but Mcconnell postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcconnell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Diaz!
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FIGHT
RATING
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