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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 7
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nailor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nailor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Nailor's leg. Nailor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nailor tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nailor's sensitive parts.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
#CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Nailor being controlled against the cage.
Nailor is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Nailor into the cage.
A short right from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Diaz.
Nailor tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.#T1##BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nailor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nailor tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Nailor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nailor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nailor looks winded!
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nailor drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nailor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nailor under the eye.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz connects with the punch.#ROC#
Nailor is rocked!
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nailor is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Nailor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nailor fails with a takedown attempt.
Nailor seems to have recovered his senses.
Nailor with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtisis Nailor.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nailor. That did some damage!
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz works Nailor's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Nailor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nailor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nailor with a poor takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Nailor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Nailor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Nailor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Nailor's ribs.
Nailor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nailor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nailor to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nailor looks to clinch but Diaz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nailor taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Antonio Diaz!
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 2
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Sergeant lands the left hand.
Diaz throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Sergeant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Sergeant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sergeant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sergeant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sergeant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sergeant is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Sergeant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sergeant swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Sergeant's head back.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sergeant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Sergeant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Sergeant just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sergeant.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T2#
Sergeant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sergeant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sergeant fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Sergeant off balance momentarily.
Sergeant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sergeant shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Sergeant dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Sergeant feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Sergeant shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergeant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Sergeant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a jab.
Sergeant with a poor takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sergeant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sergeant's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Sergeant moved out of range.#T4#
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Sergeant off balance momentarily.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sergeant.
Sergeant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sergeant throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Sergeant ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Sergeant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sergeant's knee momentarily.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sergeant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sergeant darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Sergeant into the cage.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergeant with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Sergeant slips the punch.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Antonio Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sergeant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Sergeant's head back.
#T1#
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sergeant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sergeant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Sergeant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Sergeant misses with an uppercut
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sergeant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sergeant is breathing heavily.
Sergeant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
#T2##CL2#
Sergeant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sergeant misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Sergeant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz wants to control but Sergeant postures up.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz struggling a bit here.#T3#
Diaz is not content to let Sergeant control the position.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Diaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sergeant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz wants to hold on but Sergeant pushes him away.
Sergeant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sergeant cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sergeant controlling from the full mount.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sergeant on the ground.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Sergeant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sergeant can do to turn this around?
Sergeant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Sergeant is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sergeant misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz tests Sergeant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sergeant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Sergeant lands the left hand.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Sergeant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Sergeant.
Sergeant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Sergeant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T1#
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sergeant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergeant circles away quickly and effectively.
Sergeant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sergeant.
Sergeant tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sergeant, as that shot connected.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Sergeant walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Dan Sergeant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergeant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Sergeant backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sergeant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sergeant.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Sergeant avoids them all with ease.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sergeant's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sergeant. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Sergeant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Sergeant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sergeant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Sergeant is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.#BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sergeant or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.#T4#
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sergeant momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sergeant moves away.
Sergeant swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sergeant thinking.
Sergeant throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dan Sergeant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Ely tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL2#
Ely clinches with his opponent.
Ely 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.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Ely is trying to stall.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ely is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ely wants to stall.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Ely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ely shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Ely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinten Ely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ely manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ely is defended easily by Diaz.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Ely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ely shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ely.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Ely seems unphased.
Ely takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Ely knows he should have avoided that one.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ely shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ely off to one side.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Ely scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz with a jab.
Ely throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Ely clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ely.
Ely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Ely controlling the action here for a moment.
Ely throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Ely breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Ely.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ely tries to clinch up.#T4#
Ely tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ely on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ely misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Ely.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Ely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinten Ely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Ely misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ely with a poor takedown
and Ely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Antonio Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Ely fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.#T1#
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ely shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ely tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ely misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ely tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Ely throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Ely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lunges at Ely with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ely's hand.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ely has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ely's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ely closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Ely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Ely backing up. Ely nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Ely's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
Ely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Ely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diaz connects with a body shot.#T4##CL2#
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Ely has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ely creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ely throws an elbow but it misses.
Ely pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz is working Ely over against the cage.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Ely lands a nice elbow.
Ely is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diaz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz tries to stall but Ely uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ely can do to turn this around?
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ely is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Diaz.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Ely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz stalks Ely and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ely's face. Ely staggers backwards, shaken.
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz pushes Ely away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz feints a jab promting Ely to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ely slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ely wants to clinch.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1#
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ely misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.
Ely throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Ely takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Ely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Ely gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ely - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Ely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Ely looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T3#
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Ely shoots and misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ely moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a jab. Ely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ely misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Ely has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4#
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ely darts in trying to clinch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Ely moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Ely will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Quinten Ely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ely chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Jezza avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Jezza.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz cracks Jezza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Jezza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jezza throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jezza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Jezza moves away and avoids it.
Jezza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jezza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Jezza's defenses.
Diaz cracks Jezza with an open hand slap.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jezza on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Diaz moves into the clinch.#T2#
Jezza fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz pushes Jezza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jezza wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jezza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Jezza.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Jezza ducks down to avoid it.
Jezza takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Jezza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T3#
Diaz cracks Jezza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Jezza wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Jezza feints a counter leg kick.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jezza at a distance.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jezza throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Jezza's front leg but catches the back leg as Jezza tries to avoid it.
Antonio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jezza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jezza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jezza if he has to take too many more of those.
Jezza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz lands a jab to Jezza's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jezza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Jezza down.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jezza can do to turn this around?
A combination from Jezza does no damage. #CL#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Jezza in a clinch.
Jezza is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jezza wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz is working Jezza over against the cage.
Diaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jezza backwards.
Diaz is leaning against Jezza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jezza up against the cage.#T2#
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Diaz. #T3#
Jezza wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz stalls.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz taking a breather.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4##CL#
Diaz pushes Jezza up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jezza tries to pull guard but Diaz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Jezza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jezza 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.
Anderson Jezza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Jezza moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jezza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jezza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz looks to land a combination but Jezza avoids it well.
Jezza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jezza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jezza gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jezza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Jezza.
Jezza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jezza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Jezza jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Jezza around his waist. Jezza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz has Jezza pressed against the cage.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diaz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jezza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Jezza.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jezza backwards.
Jezza has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jezza letting Diaz take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jezza letting Diaz take a breather here.
Jezza looking to stall.
#T4#
Diaz prevents Jezza from breaking the clinch.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Diaz.
Jezza slips under a jab.
Jezza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Jezza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson Jezza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jezza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!
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