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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen 209 Bitch - Nick & Nate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A leg kick checked by Douglas.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Douglas shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Douglas jumps guard.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
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.
Douglas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Douglas shrugs it off though.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a low kick but Douglas moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Douglas.
Diaz throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Douglas checks it.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz lands a head kick. Douglas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Andrew Douglas has been cut.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Douglas shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
Douglas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz motions for Douglas to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
Douglas forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz keeps Douglas at a distance using the push kick.
Kiko Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Douglas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Andrew Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Douglas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Douglas has control.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Douglas has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
That's four 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.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Douglas scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Douglas will feel that in the morning.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Douglas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas avoids the head kick by Diaz.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Douglas off balance momentarily.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Douglas. Douglas maintains the clinch.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas feinted with a counter takedown.
Douglas shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Douglas with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
Douglas fails to land the takedown.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a head kick. Douglas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Douglas has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Douglas off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Douglas's head.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz motions for Douglas to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andrew Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiko Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiko Diaz!
Kiko Diaz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '209, remember that number, bitch.'.
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hype
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RATING
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