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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamerun Diaz (ranked 156 p4p, 25 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 167 p4p, 28 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain. Granger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. Pete Granger has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Diaz
vs
Granger

185 cm
35
175 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
35
178 lbs
30 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Granger's body. Granger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Diaz slips under a jab from Granger.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Granger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granger blocks a jab.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Granger lands a high kick!
Diaz throws a low kick but Granger moves out of range easily.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Granger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Granger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamerun Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Granger blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Granger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
A little jabbing left from Granger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pete Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
letting Granger counter with a right hand.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Granger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Granger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz sets himself, and Granger steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Granger is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Granger avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Granger moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz is trying to push Granger away but Granger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Granger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Granger has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamerun Diaz 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.

Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Granger shakes it off.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Granger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Granger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz 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 avoids the body shot from Granger.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Granger throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kamerun Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Granger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz thumps Granger with a low kick.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Granger throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granger.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granger counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.
Granger slips under a jab.
Diaz wants to slow Granger down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Diaz throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a head kick. Granger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Granger's hands.
Diaz throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamerun Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Granger.
Granger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Granger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Granger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Granger seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Granger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Granger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz slips a straight right by Granger.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Granger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Granger misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Granger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Diaz cracks the inside of Granger's front leg.
Granger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Granger jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Granger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Granger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.

Granger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Granger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Granger.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granger.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Granger.
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!
Granger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Nice body punch from Granger - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Kamerun Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamerun Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger blocks an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Granger prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Granger can turn it around.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Granger tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kamerun Diaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamerun Diaz!
After the fight, Kamerun Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.