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QFC Tournament 1157 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4231 p4p, 4161 weight class) and Hulk Logan (ranked 463 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Logan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Logan wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Logan holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Logan.
Logan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Logan.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Logan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Logan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Logan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Logan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diaz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diaz manages to escape to his feet.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Logan.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Logan fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Logan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Logan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
Logan is standing up over Diaz. Diaz looks to escape but Logan dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Logan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Logan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Logan.
Diaz being controlled for a moment.
Logan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan with the ground and pound but Diaz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Logan is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz tries to roll over but Logan keeps him under control.
Logan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Logan cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Logan throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Logan's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Logan rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Diaz tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
Diaz pushes Logan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Logan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Logan showed some decent athleticism there.
Logan tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz wants to control but Logan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is pressing down on Logan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Logan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Logan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Logan scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Logan is having none of it.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Logan.
Diaz tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz is working for takedown but Logan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Logan prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Logan.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Logan can't get the takedown.
Hulk Logan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Logan is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has Logan pressed against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Logan.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Logan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Logan getting side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Logan connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Logan.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Logan.
Logan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Logan is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Logan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Logan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Logan.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hulk Logan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Logan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan working Diaz over with strikes.
Logan is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Logan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Logan thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Logan connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
 Diaz is rocked!
Logan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Diaz is hurt! He's hurt bad - Logan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Diaz from any more punishment! Congratulations to Logan! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Logan!
A relieved looking Hulk Logan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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