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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz looks to clinch
and Hewitt counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hewitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Hewitt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hewitt scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz tries to clinch but Hewitt moves out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Hewitt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Ronny Hewitt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination. #ROC2#
Hewitt is rocked!
Diaz looks winded!
Hewitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Oh Hewitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hewitt tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Hewitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Hewitt.
#T1#
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hewitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Hewitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Hewitt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hewitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hewitt, not yet.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Hewitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hewitt seems to have got his legs back now.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Diaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hewitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #ES#
Hewitt 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. #TD#
Hewitt jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hewitt is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hewitt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hewitt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Hewitt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Diaz has an active guard here but Hewitt has managed to pass into half guard.
Hewitt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control but Hewitt passes into side.
Hewitt staying calm.#SU#
Hewitt decides to stand up, so the ref orders Diaz to his feet. #T3#
Hewitt scores with a head kick.
#CL#
Hewitt gets a clinch. #TD2#
Diaz decides to pull guard.
Hewitt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hewitt cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hewitt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hewitt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T4##SU#
Hewitt escapes and gets back to his feet.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hewitt avoids them all with ease.
Hewitt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Hewitt clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Hewitt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Hewitt jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hewitt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hewitt is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Hewitt striking off his back, scoring a few points.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Hewitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Hewitt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hewitt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz throws a head kick but Hewitt moves out of range.
#TD2#
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Hewitt has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to clinch#TD#
and Hewitt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Hewitt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB#
Hewitt is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Hewitt working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T1#
Diaz tries to buck Hewitt off but Hewitt is having none of it.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB#
Hewitt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Hewitt tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well. #SUB#
Hewitt is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Hewitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hewitt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz looking for a sweep but Hewitt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hewitt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hewitt is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Diaz is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Hewitt turns him over and now has his back.
Diaz tries to roll but Hewitt sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Hewitt seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Diaz's chin but Diaz turns very nicely into Hewitt's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Diaz.
Hewitt 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.
Hewitt wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Hewitt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hewitt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
Hewitt scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hewitt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hewitt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ronny Hewitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hewitt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.#SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hewitt passes into side control.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Hewitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Hewitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Hewitt's cut.
That's time! Hewitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
#R3#
Diaz misses with a double jab
letting Hewitt counter with a right hand. #CL#
Hewitt has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
#TD#
Hewitt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position. #ES#
Hewitt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hewitt scores with a hook to the body.#TD#
Hewitt lands a takedown into guard.
Hewitt is standing up over Diaz. Diaz looks to escape but Hewitt dives into side control.
#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Hewitt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hewitt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#SUB#
Hewitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SUB#
Hewitt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hewitt is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz regains half guard.#SUB2#
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hewitt pulls his head out easily. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz wants to stand back up but Hewitt manages to pass into side control.
Hewitt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Hewitt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hewitt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Hewitt tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well. #SU#
Hewitt decides to stand back up.
Ronny Hewitt is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hewitt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hewitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hewitt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Hewitt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T4#
Diaz throws a leg kick #TD#
and Hewitt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Hewitt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hewitt is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hewitt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hewitt lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz is trying to hold Hewitt in close to prevent damage but Hewitt has managed to pass into half guard.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz wants to improve his position but Hewitt is controlling well.
Ronny Hewitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Hewitt seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Hewitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hewitt 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Hewitt!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Hennessy clinches up against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Hennessy has control.
Hennessy with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Hennessy tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Hennessy.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Diaz jumps guard but Hennessy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hennessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hennessy controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Hennessy.
Hennessy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T1#
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
Hennessy works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Hennessy controlling the action here for a moment.
Hennessy just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Hennessy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hennessy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hennessy leaning against his opponent.
Hennessy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hennessy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Hennessy.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Hennessy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hennessy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
#T2##TD2#
Hennessy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Diaz pushes Hennessy off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Hennessy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
Hennessy presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
#T3#
Hennessy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Hennessy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hennessy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Hennessy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Hennessy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hennessy is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hennessy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hennessy has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T4#
A short body shot lands from Hennessy as the two fighters clinch.
Hennessy with a knee to the head.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hennessy lands a right hand.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Hennessy leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hennessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hennessy is defending well.
Hennessy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hennessy.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
Hennessy lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hennessy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hennessy throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Hennessy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Hennessy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hennessy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hennessy lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hennessy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hennessy prevents it.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hennessy is working Diaz over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
Hennessy stalls.
Hennessy working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Hennessy connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Hennessy has Diaz pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hennessy with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Nate Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Hennessy connects with a knee to the head.
Hennessy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hennessy taking a breather.
Hennessy is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2#
Hennessy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Hennessy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hennessy digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Hennessy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T3#
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hennessy smiles and moves away.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hennessy pinned against the cage. Hennessy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD2#
Hennessy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hennessy wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Diaz uses the opportunity to regain full guard. #T4#
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hennessy manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hennessy keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Hennessy keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Hennessy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hennessy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hennessy circles away.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Hennessy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Hennessy gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Diaz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hennessy moves out of range.
Hennessy with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Hennessy lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL2#
Hennessy moves into the clinch.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
Hennessy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hennessy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hennessy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Hennessy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hennessy connects with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Hennessy lands an elbow inside.
Hennessy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hennessy stalls.
Hennessy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hennessy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Hennessy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Jack Hennessy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hennessy pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Hennessy clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz letting Hennessy take a breather here.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hennessy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hennessy avoids it really well and circles away.#T3##CL2#
Hennessy moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Hennessy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Hennessy connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
Nate Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Hennessy controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hennessy walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4##CL2#
Hennessy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Hennessy pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hennessy stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Hennessy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hennessy.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hennessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hennessy 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hennessy!
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