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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Boston (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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161 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Boston!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston clinches.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Boston holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Boston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Boston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Boston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Boston.
Charlie Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diaz is working an open guard so Boston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boston gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Boston didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Boston has wrist control.
Boston pushes Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Boston gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Boston slows the pace down in half guard.
Boston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz tries to roll over but Boston keeps him under control.
Boston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boston controlling from the top position.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Boston stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Boston has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston content to control rather than advance.
Diaz is controlling Boston's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boston clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boston is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Boston has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boston is working for a guillotine from mount but Diaz frees his head quite easily.
Boston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Boston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Boston dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Boston looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to hit a switch here but Boston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diaz there!
Boston avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston wants to take Diaz's back but he can't do it this time.
Boston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boston avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Boston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Boston maintains control.
Boston controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz tries to improve his position but instead Boston has taken his back!
Boston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to escape the position.
Good control from Boston.
Diaz rolls, trying to escape but Boston keeps control of the position.
Boston controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Boston kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boston is not going to allow Diaz to sit and survive in this position.
Boston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Boston.
Charlie Boston has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four 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.
Boston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boston is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boston is not going to allow Diaz to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Boston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boston moves into the clinch.
Boston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boston takes the fight into the clinch.
Boston jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Boston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston wants to sweep but no luck.
Boston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boston is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Boston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boston is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Boston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boston is struggling to control the position.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Boston tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Boston circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a nice body kick.
Boston shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boston stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet.
Boston throws a lazy body kick
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Boston bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Boston moves into the clinch.
Boston successfully pulls guard.
Boston is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz gets to his feet. Boston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boston moves into the clinch successfully.
Boston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Boston getting side control.
Diaz tries to roll over but Boston keeps him under control.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Boston has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Boston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Boston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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