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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 5804 p4p, 498 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 5625 p4p, 488 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Sonnen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like Sonnen is going to stand back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Sonnen from standing up.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Diaz tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Diaz throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sonnen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sonnen tries to move to mount but Diaz blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working away.
The referee asks Sonnen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sonnen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Sonnen wants to control for a moment but Diaz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Sonnen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Sonnen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz pulls Sonnen in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that 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.
Sonnen dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonnen cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sonnen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Sonnen postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sonnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonnen gets a clinch.
Sonnen manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sonnen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Sonnen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is pulling down on Sonnen's head. It's preventing any offense from Sonnen, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sonnen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Sonnen trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sonnen's best efforts.
Sonnen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sonnen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz pulls Sonnen in close to his closed guard and prevents Sonnen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diaz goes for a double leg but Sonnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonnen continues to drive forward.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Sonnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonnen continues to drive forward.
Sonnen drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sonnen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen is looking to sweep but instead, Diaz has passed into half guard.
Sonnen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sonnen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sonnen tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Sonnen is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz is thwarting Sonnen's attempts to control the position.
Sonnen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
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.
Sonnen is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz wants to stand up but Sonnen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sonnen trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sonnen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Chael Sonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonnen shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Diaz is controlling Sonnen's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonnen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Sonnen!
A relieved looking Chael Sonnen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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