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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck comes to the cage accompanied by My Way. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buck works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz with a jab.
Buck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buck scrambles back to his feet.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a one two! Buck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buck tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Buck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Buck throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Buck has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buck backwards.
Buck throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz tries to work over Buck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buck misses with a punch on the inside.
Buck manages to break the clinch.
Buck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Buck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diaz sprawls and moves away.
Buck tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buck cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buck.
Buck misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buck!
Young Buck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Buck circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Buck throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Buck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Buck.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buck needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz works Buck's body with a nice hook.
Buck swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Buck misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Buck off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck walks into a left hand.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Buck counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Buck lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Buck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vape Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Buck catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Buck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buck closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Buck misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vape Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Buck lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Buck lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buck.
A head punch on the inside from Buck fails to land.
Buck has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Buck misses with the head strike.
Buck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Buck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Buck misses with a punch on the inside.
Buck misses with some punches.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Buck, against the cage.
Buck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Buck.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Buck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Buck tries to tie him up.
Buck throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Buck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buck working aggressively here.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Buck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Buck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buck avoids it.
Buck misses with some punches.
Buck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Buck keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Buck is adopting a defensive guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Buck is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz postures up in Buck's guard and throws a big left but Buck blocks it.
Buck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Buck dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz not doing much here.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Buck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Buck.
Vape Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Buck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz cracks Buck with a good jab.
Buck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Buck closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to circle away but Buck has him pinned against the cage.
Buck breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Buck digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Buck jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buck swinging wildly here.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Buck gets a clinch.
Buck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buck misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Buck.
Buck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buck working aggressively here.
Buck can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Buck working aggressively here.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Buck is controlling the position.
Buck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buck misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buck working aggressively here.
Buck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buck working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buck.
A nice left hand lands by Buck.
Buck has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz just leaning against Buck, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz has Buck pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Buck tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Buck's guard.
Buck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz stands and throws Buck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Buck is avoiding damage well.
Diaz swings around for an armbar but Buck sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Buck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buck 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Buck!
An out of breath Young Buck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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