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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Williams (ranked 2813 p4p, 303 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 3480 p4p, 349 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Williams gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Williams works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz ducks straight into an uppercut from Williams and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Diaz manages to regain guard straight away.
Diaz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been hearing good reports from Williams's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz wants to control but Williams postures up.
Diaz seems a little lost for a moment, as Williams dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz prevents Williams from improving position.
Diaz seems a little lost for a moment, as Williams dominates the positioning.
Further stalling from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Williams and Diaz goes tumbling to the canvas! Williams follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Williams.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a looping left.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
That has opened up Nick Diaz's cut even more.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams is working Diaz over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robin Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Williams is working Diaz over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Williams throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Diaz tumbling to the canvas!
Williams stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Williams digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Williams is working Diaz over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Williams.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams taking a breather.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Nick Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'He punches like a 3yrs old girl.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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