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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 1669 p4p, 208 weight class) and Master Roshi (ranked 3296 p4p, 367 weight class). Neal Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Roshi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Roshi manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Roshi slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Roshi's shoulder, as Roshi tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Roshi.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Roshi is out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Roshi.
Roshi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roshi.
Roshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Roshi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a looping right.
Roshi looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roshi feints the counter takedown.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Roshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Roshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Roshi.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roshi.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roshi is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshi wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Roshi defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz stops Roshi from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz prevents Roshi from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Roshi.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roshi counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Roshi wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Roshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshi can do to turn this around?
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roshi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Roshi, under a barage of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz looking to control but Roshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has control of Roshi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roshi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roshi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roshi is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz tries to control but Roshi wriggling away.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Roshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Roshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a hook.
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Roshi blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roshi throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master Roshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roshi can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Roshi blocking some punches.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Roshi has him pressed against the cage.
Roshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roshi at a distance.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Roshi.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roshi.
Roshi looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Roshi.
Diaz digs a good hook to Roshi's body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Roshi is avoiding it.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Roshi moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neal Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Roshi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Roshi.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Roshi tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz jumps guard but Roshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz has Roshi pressed against the cage, preventing Roshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Diaz!
A very excited looking Neal Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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RATING
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