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VFL Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takhi Mahkah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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216 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takhi Mahkah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kong with that takedown attempt.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Mahkah sprawls well.
Kong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahkah lands with a nice combination. Kong backs away looking to recover.
King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mahkah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for Kong with that takedown attempt.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt - Mahkah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahkah as he jumps to the side.
Mahkah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Mahkah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mahkah lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahkah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kong if he has to take too many more of those.
Mahkah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kong is rocked!
Mahkah dances in with a quick combination. Kong is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mahkah snaps Kong's head back. Kong stumbles backwards against the ropes. Mahkah steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kong's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kong just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takhi Mahkah!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Neale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damico Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrence Neale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damico Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smalls scores with a three punch combo!
Neale fails to land with a series of punches.
Smalls has a takedown stuffed.
Smalls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Neale misses.
Smalls dodges the punch combination from Neale.
Smalls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neale misses with an uppercut. Smalls saw that one coming.
Neale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smalls.
Neale scores a takedown into full mount!
Smalls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smalls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neale trying to control but Smalls is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neale avoids the attempt from Smalls to control.
Smalls working to try and regain half guard.
Neale tries to control but Smalls wriggling away.
Neale is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Smalls is desperately trying to improve his position but Neale has a good base and remains in mount.
Neale is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Smalls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neale.
Neale throws a right and a left that Smalls avoids nicely.
Neale misses with a double jab
and Smalls counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smalls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neale.
Smalls needs to keep his hands up - Neale had a free shot at his head there.
Neale looks to land a combination but Smalls avoids it well.
Neale is breathing heavily.
Neale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smalls counters with a straight right hand.
Neale just misses with a punch to the body.
Neale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Neale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown by Smalls or perhaps it was just good defense by Neale which made him look bad.
Neale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smalls drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Neale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neale tries to get out of the position.
Smalls trying to control the position but Neale is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls advances to full mount.
Smalls avoids the attempt from Neale to control.
Smalls has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Neale's face.
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.
Neale is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Neale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Smalls working for a submission but Neale is keeping him at bay.
Neale is trying to escape the mount.
Smalls is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Neale is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damico Smalls!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Edwards!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francis misses with a double jab.
Francis moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Edwards goes for a takedown attempt but Francis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards scores a takedown into full mount!
Edwards is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.
Francis swinging wilding here.
Danny Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Edwards tightens his grip and picks Francis up, before dumping him to the ground. Francis manages to land in guard.
Edwards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edwards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Edwards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Francis trying to strike off his back.
Francis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis is looking to improve his position.
Edwards has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Edwards with the ground and pound from mount.
Edwards breaks from Francis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis is desperately trying to improve his position but Edwards has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Francis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Edwards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Francis is surviving well by controlling Edwards's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edwards looking to finish Francis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Francis!
Edwards landing strikes from the mount and Francis is in trouble!
Edwards working the ground and pound effectively.
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Edwards dominated that round.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Francis avoids it.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Francis avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
Francis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Francis gets caught flat footed, as Edwards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Francis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edwards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Edwards pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Francis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Francis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edwards on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis scores with a one two! Edwards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards wants to clinch
and Francis counters with a left and a right that stings Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Francis avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards misses with a takedown
and Francis counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francis misses with a combination
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edwards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Francis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Francis is not content to let Edwards control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Edwards decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Francis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Francis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Francis throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a series of strikes. Francis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Edwards looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danny Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Edwards.
Edwards shoots for a takedown but Francis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Francis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Edwards.
I've got Edwards 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 William Gold scores the fight for Tim Edwards!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Tim Edwards!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Tim Edwards!
Tim Edwards wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rum punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rum punch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A jab from Hatton does it's job there.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says punch as he avoids it easily.
Hatton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has punch pinned against the cage. punch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
punch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hatton!
punch looking to control but Hatton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
punch unloads with some shots from mount but Hatton bucks and avoids them well.
punch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
punch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch controlling his opponent.
Hatton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for punch on the ground.
punch lands a big elbow.
punch misses with a head shot.
punch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hatton because punch loaded up on that one.
punch looking to control but Hatton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
punch misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
punch has control of Hatton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hatton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
punch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hatton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as punch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
punch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
punch working for a guillotine from mount but Hatton is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch throws some wild stikes that Hatton manages to avoid easily.
punch wants to control the pace but Hatton is squirming around nicely.
punch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
punch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch wants to control the pace but Hatton is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
punch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
punch is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hatton is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hatton flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. punch anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hatton and secures both hooks! This could be bad! punch slips an arm under Hatton chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. punch has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. punch is squeezing on Hatton like an anaconda would it's prey. Hatton fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). rum punch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen National Anthem as his entrance music. Diego Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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189 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at pearl.
pearl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. pearl tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag pearl to the ground. pearl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
pearl gets a takedown into half guard.
pearl content to control rather than advance.
pearl will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
pearl with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pearl perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
pearl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
pearl wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to control but pearl manages to pass to mount!
pearl tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but pearl maintains control.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding pearl's attempts to control the action.
pearl unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
pearl looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
pearl is really struggling to control Diaz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mr pearl just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
pearl scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
pearl controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz controls pearl momentarily but pearl frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pearl content to stall in guard here.
pearl trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with pearl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
pearl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
pearl slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
pearl seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with pearl in his half guard.
pearl is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
pearl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mr pearl just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr pearl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by pearl or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
pearl doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
pearl is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
pearl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
pearl is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is keen to just control but pearl is a slippery customer.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
pearl makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in but pearl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
pearl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pearl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pearl controlling the pace for now.
pearl's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but pearl cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
pearl landing punches.
BOOM! pearl connects with a massive shot to the dome!
pearl trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
pearl working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pearl breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
pearl lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
pearl controlling the position easily from mount.
pearl looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mr pearl just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
pearl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pearl misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz prevents pearl from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
pearl pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
pearl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
pearl fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr pearl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pearl connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and pearl counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
pearl shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
pearl misses with a head kick.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from pearl finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
pearl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - pearl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
pearl fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr pearl dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
pearl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from pearl.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
pearl is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but pearl defends the submission attempt.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under pearl.
pearl trying to control here.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. pearl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
pearl seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
pearl working a defensive guard here.
pearl is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
pearl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but pearl is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
pearl striking off his back.
pearl wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but pearl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
pearl tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
pearl forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
pearl scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
pearl is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pearl has Diaz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
pearl wants the takedown. Diaz is fighting it off but pearl persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diaz's guard against the ropes.
pearl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
pearl wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
pearl slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
pearl slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pearl decides to stand back up. pearl steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
pearl is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and pearl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by pearl.
pearl trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
pearl is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diego Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
pearl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr pearl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well pearl 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for mr pearl!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr pearl!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for mr pearl!
mr pearl wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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18
202 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bronze gets the takedown into side control.
bronze throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
bronze trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
bronze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
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.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bronze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bronze is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
bronze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding bronze's attempts to control the action.
bronze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
BOOM! bronze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
bronze 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
bronze controlling from mount.
bronze landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by bronze.
Silva is trying to stand.
bronze is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
bronze lands a heavy elbow.
bronze wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
bronze content just to control the position here.
bronze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is looking to improve his position but bronze isn't that keen on the idea.
bronze unloading with bombs!
bronze with a couple of short strikes.
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is rocked!
bronze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva wants to control but bronze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr bronze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
bronze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bronze wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mr bronze just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
bronze tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
bronze fails to land the takedown.
bronze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but bronze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but bronze manages to mount him!
bronze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by bronze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but bronze is having none of it.
bronze breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
bronze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva can't escape the position.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bronze dominating with strikes here.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
bronze working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze unloading with bombs!
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but bronze has a good base and remains in mount.
bronze lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can bronze finish him?
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
bronze content just to control the position here.
bronze lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bronze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
bronze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
bronze wants to take Silva's back but he can't do it this time.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr bronze dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
bronze misses with a low kick.
bronze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bronze off to one side.
Horrible takedown by bronze or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
mr bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bronze has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as bronze shoots in.
bronze throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
bronze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
bronze scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
bronze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bronze tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva is not content to let bronze control the position.
bronze is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
bronze goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
bronze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bronze working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
bronze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
bronze wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva keeping moving, preventing bronze from controlling successfully.
bronze prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bronze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bronze is controlling him.
bronze postures up.
bronze cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bronze pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bronze, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for mr bronze!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for mr bronze!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mr bronze!
mr bronze wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Votten Ragina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Votten Ragina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Swain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swain lands a couple of digs.
Swain trying to control but Ragina is working from the bottom.
Swain is stalling in the full guard.
Ragina working for a triangle but Swain defends it easily.
Swain postures up and lands a big shot to Ragina's brow.
Ragina looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ragina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swain wants to stand but Ragina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swain trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Swain wants to control from the top but Ragina keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swain.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swain is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ragina has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Swain is looking to defend but Ragina has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Swain! Ragina pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Swain taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Votten Ragina!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Caines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem. Nathan Caines has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Caines!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caines stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz is keen to just control but Caines is a slippery customer.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Caines tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caines on the ground.
Diaz stalling.
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.
Caines slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand but Caines has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.
Diaz stays in close to Caines's body and controls the position.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caines looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Caines with a solid left hand.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.
Caines working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Caines is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Caines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caines drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Caines has Diaz in his guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.
Caines escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Caines.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caines is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Caines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caines keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Caines has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Caines will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caines closes the distance and clinches.
Caines is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caines trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caines smiles and moves away.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caines stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caines is trying to break free.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caines smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caines looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Caines is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caines is trying to get back to full guard.
Caines should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Caines moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Caines is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Caines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caines wants to sweep but no luck.
Caines working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caines is keeping the position for now.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Caines bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Caines slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Caines tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Caines looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz tries to buck Caines off but Caines is having none of it.
Caines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caines tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
Diaz tries to buck Caines off but Caines is having none of it.
Caines tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Caines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Caines tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Caines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Diaz shoots in and bounces Caines off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Caines preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.
Caines working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Caines is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caines has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Caines is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caines working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
Caines is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caines is keeping the position for now.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Caines is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.
Nathan Caines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caines lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz is controlling an arm, preventing Caines from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Diaz regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caines is looking for a kimura here.
Caines is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caines is working for a kimura here but Diaz manages to reverse the position and he's now in Caines's guard.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caines's guard.
Caines is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caines working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Caines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Caines to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Diaz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Caines pulls down on the head and he's put Diaz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Caines!
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