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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajtkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz stuns Gajtkowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz punishes Gajtkowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Gajtkowski throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz takes a swing at Gajtkowski's ribcage but misses.
Gajtkowski misses the shot to the body.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Gajtkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gajtkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gajtkowski misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gajtkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been informed that Gajtkowski 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz jabs at Gajtkowski's body.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajtkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gajtkowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Gajtkowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Gajtkowski lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz throws a hook but Gajtkowski avoids it easily.
Gajtkowski throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gajtkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Diaz catches Gajtkowski right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gajtkowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gajtkowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Despite the aggression on Gajtkowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajtkowski feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gajtkowski needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Gajtkowski ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Gajtkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gajtkowski.
Despite the aggression on Gajtkowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gajtkowski throws a combination that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gajtkowski throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gajtkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gajtkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gajtkowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gajtkowski misses with a double jab
and Gajtkowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gajtkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a hook but Gajtkowski blocks it.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz lands with a hook. Gajtkowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Gajtkowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gajtkowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Gajtkowski dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Gajtkowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajtkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gajtkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gajtkowski.
Gajtkowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gajtkowski throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Gajtkowski only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gajtkowski off the ropes and back into range.
Gajtkowski throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Gajtkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Gajtkowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws the left hand but Gajtkowski avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Gajtkowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gajtkowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
As Diaz backs off Gajtkowski throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gajtkowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Gajtkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Diaz backs off Gajtkowski throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Gajtkowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gajtkowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Gajtkowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gajtkowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gajtkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gajtkowski scores with a three punch combo!
Gajtkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajtkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz tries to counter by clinching up but Gajtkowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gajtkowski at a distance.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Gajtkowski slips the punch.
A nice side step and Gajtkowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gajtkowski misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Gajtkowski misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gajtkowski misses its intended target.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Gajtkowski.
A combination from Gajtkowski does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Gajtkowski's head but Gajtkowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gajtkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gajtkowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gajtkowski scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Gajtkowski is looking for the big counter here.
Gajtkowski tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gajtkowski misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gajtkowski throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gajtkowski backs up against the ropes.
Gajtkowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz cracks Gajtkowski with a good jab.
Gajtkowski is rocked!
Gajtkowski misses with a combination
and Gajtkowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gajtkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Gajtkowski throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gajtkowski is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Gajtkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Gajtkowski throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Gajtkowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gajtkowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Gajtkowski walks straight into a right hand from Diaz - that's dropped him! Diaz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gajtkowski from any more punishment! Gajtkowski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz retains his welterweight title!
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