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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aneka Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 209 Bitch - Nick & Nate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiko Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aneka Malone!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone blocks the body kick.
Malone motions for Diaz to come forward. Malone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Diaz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malone misses with a low kick.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malone just manages to avoid it.
Malone misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a body kick.
Malone closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malone tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Kiko Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aneka Malone.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malone wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Malone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two 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 tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malone is keeping busy.
Diaz wants to stall.
Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Malone jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Malone around his waist. Malone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Malone stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Malone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malone dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Malone looks winded!
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malone.
Malone shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Malone shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Malone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that Malone semi-blocks.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Malone closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malone's knee momentarily.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Malone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malone's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Malone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz scores with a head kick. Malone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Malone looking for a takedown.
Kiko Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aneka Malone.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz is looking to control Malone's arms but Malone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Malone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Malone wants to clinch.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Malone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Diaz counters with a quick kick to the body but Malone blocks it.
Malone avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Malone misses with the combination.
Malone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Malone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to keep Malone in close.
Malone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kiko Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone trying to advance position but Diaz counters by regaining guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone trying to move into half guard but instead Diaz has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Malone is pushing Diaz's head away, looking to escape. Diaz manages to hold on to the position though.
Malone tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Diaz easily slips into full mount!
Diaz wants to control the pace but Malone is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malone can't escape the position.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Malone is squirming around nicely.
Diaz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kiko Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Malone bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Malone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Diaz tries to control but Malone wriggling away.
Malone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Diaz punching from mount but Malone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Malone is trying to escape the mount.
Malone is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Malone defends it well.
Diaz looking to control but Malone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aneka Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Malone to take his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiko Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
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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energy
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RATING
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