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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Diaz (ranked 5642 p4p, 200 weight class) and Greg Hines (ranked 5665 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Hines!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines misses with a looping right.
Hines misses with a straight left.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greg Hines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hines throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hines looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hines shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Hines thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hines manages to pass to mount!
Hines has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines working Diaz over with strikes here.
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Hines scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Hines unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Hines there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hines looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Hines controlling from mount.
Hines trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hines throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Hines loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hines throwing strikes here but Diaz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hines controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz wants to hold on but Hines pushes him away.
Hines controlling the pace for now.
Hines looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Hines sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hines with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Hines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hines takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Hines is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hines stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Hines postures up.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Hines advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hines takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Hines winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is not content to let Hines control the position.
Hines 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.
Hines missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hines dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Hines circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hines.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hines avoids them all with ease.
Hines was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hines keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hines cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hines uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a body punch but Hines moves out of range.
Hines lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Hines getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hines lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hines goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Hines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justin Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hines in particular looking to stall.
Hines misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hines manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Hines.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines keeps trying to improve his position.
Hines looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Hines is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Hines is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Hines. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hines stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hines connects with the punch.
Hines throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hines sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Greg Hines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hines is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hines postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hines from controlling successfully.
Hines stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Hines defends the submission attempt.
Hines makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hines.
Hines has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hines keeps moving.
Hines throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Diaz escapes and throws Hines's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Hines is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hines holding on.
Diaz trying to control the position but Hines is working away.
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.
Hines is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz stands up and beckons Hines to his feet.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hines tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diaz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hines tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz cracks Hines with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hines is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Greg Hines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hines working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hines is trying desperately to improve position.
Hines is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hines to take his back!
Diaz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hines to escape the position.
Diaz not allowing Hines to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hines 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Greg Hines!
Greg Hines wins by unanimous decision!
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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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