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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 929 p4p, 116 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 850 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hibbert misses.
Diaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hibbert. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hibbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Hibbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hibbert thinking.
Hibbert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hibbert rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Hibbert is struggling to control the position.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Hibbert sneaks out the side door and pushes Diaz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert misses the jab.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz throws a jab when Hibbert was well out of range.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hibbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hibbert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hibbert.
Hibbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hibbert.
Hibbert throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Hibbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hibbert manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hibbert defending well though.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Hibbert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Hibbert gets back to full guard.
Diaz is fighting to break Hibbert's control of his arms but Hibbert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hibbert keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hibbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hibbert is controlling Diaz's posture.
Hibbert working a defensive guard here.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hibbert throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hibbert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz wants to control but Hibbert is keeping him busy.
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.
You can see the frustration on Hibbert's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Hibbert is defending well.
Hibbert manages to get back to half guard.
Hibbert actively working from the bottom here.
Hibbert works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz stands and throws Hibbert's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Hibbert will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hibbert finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Hibbert jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hibbert explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Hibbert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Hibbert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Hibbert misses with a few strikes there.
Hibbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hibbert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hibbert slips under a jab.
It seemed like Hibbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Hibbert.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Hibbert lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hibbert.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hibbert circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Hibbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Hibbert counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Hibbert does no damage.
Hibbert lands with a right hand.
Hibbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Hibbert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hibbert's head backwards.
Hibbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Hibbert manages to avoid it.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hibbert.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hibbert tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hibbert takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Hibbert throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Hibbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Hibbert misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hibbert.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Hibbert counters by clinching up.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hibbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hibbert throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diaz looking to control.
Hibbert is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Hibbert in close.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Hibbert tries to pass.
Diaz controls Hibbert momentarily but Hibbert frees himself.
Hibbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Hibbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Hibbert backs away looking to recover.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hibbert.
Diaz checks a low kick from Hibbert.
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hibbert ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Hibbert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Hibbert strikes.
Hibbert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert moves into the clinch.
Hibbert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Hibbert 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Hibbert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hibbert throws a head punch that misses.
Tony Hibbert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hibbert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Hibbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hibbert lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hibbert scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A short right from Hibbert.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hibbert lands a right hand.
Hibbert displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hibbert.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hibbert has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hibbert.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hibbert has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hibbert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz is trying to drag Hibbert to the mat but Hibbert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hibbert has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hibbert.
Hibbert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Hibbert lands a right hand.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Hibbert forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hibbert.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hibbert clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hibbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hibbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Hibbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Hibbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hibbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz slips a jab from Hibbert.
Hibbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hibbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Hibbert.
Hibbert swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hibbert looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hibbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hibbert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hibbert!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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