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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mat Diaz (ranked 1253 p4p, 153 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 1424 p4p, 173 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I Got Five On It. Kung Po has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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177 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Po is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Po misses with a hook
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz works Po's body with a nice hook.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz presses Po against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
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.
Po prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Po throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Po throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Po lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Po.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Po bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Po works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Po keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Po thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Po digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Nice body punch from Po.
Po throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
A big left from Po misses.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to clinch
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Po scores with a nice strike.
Kung Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Po missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Po's ribs.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Po to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kung Po will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Po misses.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Mat Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Po looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Diaz is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Po is rocked!
Diaz lands a big elbow - Po is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Po is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mat Diaz!
Mat Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kung Po stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came out with bad game plan.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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