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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Fort Minor-Remember The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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146 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
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185 cm
32
147 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Diaz.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Silva blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Diaz works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is controlling Diaz's posture.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
Diaz lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Silva is looking to close the distance but Diaz sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Silva crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Silva is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nick Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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