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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Rise Against - Give It All as his entrance music. Arjen Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Griffiths's chin.
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz jabs Griffiths to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Griffiths's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Diaz throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffiths thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Griffiths feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffiths gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffiths counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffiths.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Griffiths on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arjen Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Griffiths 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griffiths swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
A jab from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Griffiths. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffiths clinches up against the cage.
Griffiths prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Griffiths lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjen Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Griffiths does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffiths attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arjen Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Arjen Diaz has been cut.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz tries to move into range but Griffiths moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffiths swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
Griffiths is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Griffiths sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffiths looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffiths to get the leverage.
Griffiths seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is staying active underneath Griffiths, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz is looking to control Griffiths's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Griffiths looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Griffiths trying to advance position but Diaz counters by regaining guard.
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.
Griffiths wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Griffiths passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffiths thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Griffiths is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffiths is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arjen Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjen Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Griffiths's defenses.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Griffiths checks it.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffiths takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffiths.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Griffiths shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Griffiths saw that one coming.
Griffiths takes one on the button.
Oh Griffiths is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz rushes Griffiths and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Griffiths misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffiths seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffiths lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz gets through Griffiths's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths is struggling to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffiths swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffiths.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffiths.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Griffiths. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffiths keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffiths with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffiths.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjen Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Diaz!
Arjen Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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