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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mat Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Got Five On It. Blinder has chosen Dave not Dave - Cold blood as his entrance music. 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 Peaky Blinder was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Blinder's head but Blinder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blinder gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Blinder jabs at Diaz's body.
Blinder throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Blinder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blinder darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Blinder into the cage.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blinder's waist but Blinder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Blinder lands with a right hand.
Blinder gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blinder kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet.
Peaky Blinder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blinder misses with a looping left.
Blinder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blinder is looking to clinch.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blinder scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Blinder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blinder lands a left hand.
Blinder told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
Blinder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Blinder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mat Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peaky Blinder.
Blinder tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Blinder.
Blinder misses with a hook
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blinder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blinder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Blinder misses with a kick to the body
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Jab from Diaz.
Blinder tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blinder doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Blinder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Blinder throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blinder.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Blinder.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Blinder manages to avoid it.
Blinder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Blinder.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Blinder sprawls well.
Blinder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Blinder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blinder misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peaky Blinder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blinder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blinder is looking to clinch.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peaky Blinder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Blinder both land. Nice combination.
Blinder looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Blinder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blinder somewhat.
Blinder throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blinder motions for Diaz to come forward. Blinder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Blinder manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Blinder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz works Blinder's body with a nice hook.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blinder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blinder moves out of range of the strikes.
Blinder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blinder looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blinder.
Blinder tries to land a body kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Blinder.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Blinder.
Blinder throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Blinder throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blinder.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Blinder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Blinder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blinder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Blinder misses.
Blinder tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blinder was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blinder.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blinder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blinder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blinder is breathing heavily.
Blinder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blinder fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Blinder's head back.
Blinder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blinder tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Blinder misses with a series of wild punches.
As Blinder looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Blinder just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Blinder takes one on the button.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Blinder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blinder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blinder tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blinder.
Blinder avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Blinder is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blinder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blinder misses with a head kick.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blinder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blinder.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blinder tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blinder swinging wildly here.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blinder throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Blinder.
Blinder looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Blinder stuffs the takedown.
As Diaz backs off Blinder throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Blinder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blinder moves away.
Blinder unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blinder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Blinder misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body punch but Blinder moves out of range.
Blinder wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blinder on the side of the head.
Blinder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Good exchange - Blinder coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder lands a high kick!
Blinder throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blinder misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Blinder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Blinder.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Blinder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mat Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peaky Blinder.
Blinder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.
Blinder has managed to clinch.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blinder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blinder tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blinder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blinder misses with a takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mat Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Diaz!
Mat Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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