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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, nick diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for diaz!
Thomas controlling from mount.
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for diaz on the ground.
diaz is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is working to get back to half guard.
diaz gets back to half guard.
diaz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thomas passes to full mount!
diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
diaz wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
diaz lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from diaz.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
diaz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. diaz is keeping the position for now.
Thomas wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
diaz looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
diaz looks gassed!
diaz has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas passes into half guard.
Thomas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thomas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thomas's back instead.
Thomas wants to escape the position.
diaz punches the canvas rather than the man.
diaz gets his hands free as Thomas looks to control.
diaz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thomas is defending well though. diaz let's go of the attempt for now.
diaz missing with strikes from the back.
diaz is breathing heavily.
diaz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thomas knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thomas for a finish.
Thomas wants to control his opponent's hands but diaz gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Thomas right now.
Thomas needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Thomas breaks diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thomas won't allow diaz to sweep him here.
diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas 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.
Thomas won't allow diaz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas is pushing down on diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Urijah Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas'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.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
diaz wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
diaz throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Thomas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
diaz is staying active underneath Thomas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
diaz is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas is pushing down on diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas works his way into side control.
Thomas staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is staying tight to diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thomas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thomas 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
diaz is looking for a sweep.
Thomas trying to control the action but diaz is working from the bottom.
diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
diaz throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Thomas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt diaz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
diaz is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas 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.
diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but diaz is retaining full guard.
diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
nick diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thomas passes into half guard.
Thomas passes to side control.
diaz regains half guard.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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