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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alek Ivanov (ranked 4568 p4p, 494 weight class) and Nicholas Diaz (ranked 4753 p4p, 509 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ICE CUBE- Why We Thugs. Nicholas Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alek Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alek Ivanov has been cut.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanov's waist but Ivanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Ivanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ivanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Diaz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nicholas Diaz has been cut.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Ivanov is stalling here.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivanov working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Ivanov is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ivanov manages to get underhooks.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ivanov is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Ivanov avoiding damage.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ivanov working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alek Ivanov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ivanov. Ivanov maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ivanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov stalling.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanov controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Alek Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Ivanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ivanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ivanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivanov is stalling here.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivanov is defending well.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alek Ivanov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanov defends it nicely.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov slows down the pace here.
Ivanov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Ivanov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Ivanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nicholas Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz letting Ivanov take a breather here.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alek Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
Ivanov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Ivanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alek Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alek Ivanov!
A very excited looking Alek Ivanov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Nicholas Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'FUCK YOU!'.
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