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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4465 p4p, 486 weight class) and Nick Tessier (ranked 21613 p4p, 705 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Tessier tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tessier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz misses with the body kick
and Tessier counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Tessier tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tessier. That's going to slow Diaz down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tessier.
A slow jab from Tessier misses its intended target.
Nick Tessier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessier lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz moves forwards but Tessier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tessier clinches up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tessier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tessier walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Tessier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tessier has managed to clinch.
Tessier can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Tessier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tessier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tessier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tessier lands a shoulder strike.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tessier just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Tessier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tessier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessier tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tessier.
Diaz is rocked!
Tessier lands a big right hand that drops Diaz! The killer instinct kicks in and Tessier finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tessier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Tessier!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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