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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Foote (ranked 1473 p4p, 167 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 1267 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shelby Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote lands a head shot.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foote half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Foote.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foote lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Foote sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Foote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diaz is not content to let Foote control the position.
Foote is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foote has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Foote lands strikes from half guard.
Foote is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foote is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Foote wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nice strikes from Foote there.
Foote has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Foote lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz trying to control but Foote postures up.
Foote is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Foote slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Foote defends easily.
Foote trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelby Foote dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foote manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Foote trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Foote is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foote trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foote looking to pass the guard.
Diaz working for a triangle but Foote defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foote stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz has his foot on Foote's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foote works his way back into a safe position though.
Foote throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foote's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Foote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz won't allow Foote to sweep him here.
Diaz advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Foote tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foote might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foote is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
Foote is looking to get to half guard.
Foote is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foote tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Foote is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shelby Foote will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Foote closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foote looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Foote has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foote lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz has hold of Foote's hands but Foote slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Foote moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foote punishing his opponent with strikes.
Foote raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Foote.
Foote trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foote lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Foote swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Diaz is now in Foote's guard. A big mistake from Foote there, giving up the dominant position!
Foote is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Foote extends and breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Foote.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shelby Foote!
Shelby Foote made sure to mention his sponsor, Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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