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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ralph Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Mullen
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Mullen misses
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Mullen.
Diaz tries to circle away but Mullen has him pinned against the ropes.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Mullen.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Mullen keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Mullen has the dominant position.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mullen misses with an elbow strike.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Knees to the body from Mullen.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Mullen.
Mullen has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mullen has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Mullen has double underhooks.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Diaz avoiding damage as Mullen throws knees to the body.
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mullen counters by clinching up.
Diaz tries to circle away but Mullen has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Mullen.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Mullen.
Mullen with a knee to the head.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz is trying to push Mullen away but Mullen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Mullen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Mullen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mullen back to the ropes. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
Mullen looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Ralph Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Mullen moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Mullen saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Mullen misses
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mullen is rocked!
That has opened up Steve Mullen's cut even more.
Mullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullen throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Mullen pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.
Mullen landing knees to the head.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen trying to land knees to the body.
Mullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Mullen is breathing heavily.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mullen has him pressed against the ropes.
Mullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz is trying to push Mullen away but Mullen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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?
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Mullen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mullen slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Mullen ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Mullen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mullen takes a step back to recover.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Mullen counters with a solid body kick.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
and Mullen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mullen moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mullen.
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz tries to break free but Mullen pushes him back against the ropes.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Mullen keeps him there for the moment.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steve Mullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Mullen has double underhooks.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen trying to land knees to the body.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz scores with a head kick. Mullen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Mullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Ralph Diaz!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ralph Diaz!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ralph Diaz!
Ralph Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Ralph Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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FIGHT
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