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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petri Saarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Saarinen lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saarinen sprawls well. Saarinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Saarinen has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Saarinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saarinen.
Saarinen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saarinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen connects with a knee to the head.
Saarinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Saarinen.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saarinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Saarinen landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Saarinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saarinen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Diaz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
Saarinen working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saarinen obliges.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen landing knees to the body.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen scores with a knee to the head.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saarinen.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saarinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Saarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Saarinen lands a knee to the body.
Saarinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Saarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Saarinen lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarinen.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarinen.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen counters with a body kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saarinen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Claudio Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Saarinen counters with a body kick.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petri Saarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Saarinen wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saarinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saarinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Saarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Claudio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saarinen lands a front kick.
Saarinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that Saarinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Saarinen also avoids with ease.
Saarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Saarinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Saarinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petri Saarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Saarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Saarinen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Saarinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saarinen lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarinen. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Saarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarinen.
Saarinen pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Saarinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Saarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarinen.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Saarinen as Diaz shoots in.
Saarinen throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Saarinen connects with a high kick.
Saarinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saarinen - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saarinen. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarinen. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saarinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Saarinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Saarinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saarinen counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saarinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Saarinen staying out of range there.
Saarinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a hook but Saarinen avoids it easily.
Saarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Saarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Saarinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
That kick from Saarinen tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Saarinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Saarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Saarinen moves out of range.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saarinen defends it nicely.
A head kick from Saarinen lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Claudio Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petri Saarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saarinen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petri Saarinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Petri Saarinen waved his t-shirt featuring STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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