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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toothless Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Pantera - A New Level. A fine choice. Yarborough has chosen :( as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fernando Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toothless Yarborough's chin.
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284 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toothless Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yarborough looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yarborough feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Yarborough makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yarborough.
Yarborough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yarborough is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yarborough is keeping the position for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Yarborough keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz works over Yarborough with some ground and pound from guard.
Yarborough 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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yarborough trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Yarborough tries to pass.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Yarborough is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yarborough postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Yarborough avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Yarborough.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yarborough napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yarborough tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yarborough keeps working.
Yarborough is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz controls the position.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz trying to control the action but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
Yarborough is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz cracks Yarborough with a big elbow.
Yarborough manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yarborough is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz working over Yarborough with some ground and pound. Yarborough looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Yarborough from improving his position.
Yarborough makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yarborough.
Yarborough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz trying to control but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Yarborough to sweep him here.
Yarborough is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yarborough tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
Yarborough is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yarborough circles away.
Yarborough jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toothless Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yarborough sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz tries to bum rush Yarborough with a series of wild strikes but Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yarborough lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Yarborough tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yarborough manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yarborough thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Diaz throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Yarborough lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Yarborough lands a head kick!
Yarborough lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Yarborough misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Yarborough will be more careful next time no doubt.
Toothless Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Fernando Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough gets a takedown into half guard.
Yarborough stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Yarborough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toothless Yarborough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yarborough lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yarborough. Yarborough obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yarborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yarborough misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Yarborough.
Yarborough tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Yarborough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Yarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Yarborough connects with a nice looking jab.
Yarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Yarborough goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yarborough throws a leg kick that misses.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Yarborough wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarborough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Yarborough lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Yarborough throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with a series of wild punches.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toothless Yarborough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yarborough throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Yarborough moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Yarborough throws and low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yarborough swinging wildly here.
Yarborough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Yarborough keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yarborough circles away.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Yarborough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Yarborough.
A big left from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yarborough misses with a double jab.
Yarborough misses with a few strikes there.
Yarborough scores with a leg kick.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yarborough. That one must have hurt.
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yarborough cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Yarborough throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Yarborough lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz slips a jab from Yarborough.
Decent striking displayed by Yarborough there.
Yarborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Yarborough thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yarborough scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yarborough buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Yarborough misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough lands with a nice body kick.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz is looking to wear down Yarborough with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yarborough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Yarborough.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yarborough circles away quickly and effectively.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yarborough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Yarborough swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Yarborough lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Yarborough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yarborough is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Toothless Yarborough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yarborough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toothless Yarborough!
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energy
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hype
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