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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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186 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Blumpkin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumpkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blumpkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blumpkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is not content to let Blumpkin control the position.
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Blumpkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Blumpkin tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Blumpkin wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Blumpkin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blumpkin's best efforts.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blumpkin pulls his head out easily.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Blumpkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blumpkin passes to side control.
Diaz tries to buck Blumpkin off but Blumpkin is having none of it.
Blumpkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Blumpkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Blumpkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Blumpkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Blumpkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Blumpkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blumpkin wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
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.
Blumpkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Blumpkin just content to control the position.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is not content to let Blumpkin control the position.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz trying to hold on to Blumpkin's head to control him but Blumpkin postures up.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blumpkin dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blumpkin gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blumpkin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blumpkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blumpkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blumpkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is not content to let Blumpkin control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Blumpkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumpkin wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz looking for subs from the bottom but Blumpkin mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Blumpkin's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Blumpkin working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Blumpkin tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Diaz tries to hold on but Blumpkin postures up.
Blumpkin working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Diaz stops Blumpkin from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Blumpkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blumpkin.
Blumpkin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Blumpkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blumpkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz tries to bench press Blumpkin off him but Blumpkin keeps the position.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blumpkin's best efforts.
Blumpkin wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Billy Blumpkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blumpkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blumpkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blumpkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Blumpkin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blumpkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Blumpkin doesn't defend quickly enough and Diaz has managed to lock this one up! Can Blumpkin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Diaz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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