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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 591 p4p, 884 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 78 p4p, 145 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talvela's hands.
Talvela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela scores with a nice body kick.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Talvela misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Talvela.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talvela at a distance.
Talvela throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Talvela.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Talvela - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Talvela. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talvela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Talvela.
Talvela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Talvela's body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talvela.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz scores with a jab. Talvela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Talvela.
Talvela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Talvela moved out of range.
Talvela quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela delivers a nice body kick.
Talvela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
Talvela gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela breaks the clinch.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Jab from Talvela.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Talvela throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Talvela only half commits.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Talvela - that will leave a mark!
Talvela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talvela tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz stuns Talvela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz misses the jab.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Talvela shakes him off and moves away.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Talvela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination. Talvela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talvela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talvela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Talvela misses.
Talvela finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
Talvela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talvela throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Talvela.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talvela misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz checks a low kick from Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Talvela connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Talvela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela throws a head kick that half lands.
Talvela misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
Talvela scores with a decent looking hook.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela throws a nice head kick!
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Talvela avoids it well.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talvela slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Talvela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
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!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Talvela throws a body shot but no joy.
Talvela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talvela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Talvela.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela takes one to the chin there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Talvela tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Talvela and move into the clinch position.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Talvela jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Talvela.
Talvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talvela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talvela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Talvela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Talvela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talvela tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Paavo Talvela is winning the standup battle so far.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
Talvela throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
Diaz throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Talvela slips a straight right by Diaz.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Talvela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Talvela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talvela tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Talvela throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talvela.
Talvela tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Talvela pushes him away.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Talvela lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talvela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Talvela throws a leg kick
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Talvela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talvela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talvela.
Talvela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Talvela.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Talvela backpedaling.
Talvela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Talvela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Talvela.
Talvela connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Talvela.
Good shot there by Talvela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talvela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talvela.
Diaz works Talvela's body with a nice hook.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
A head kick misses from Talvela.
Talvela throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to bum rush Talvela with a series of wild strikes but Talvela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Talvela throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Talvela only half commits.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Talvela avoids them all with ease.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela misses the jab.
Talvela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Noel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Talvela had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Talvela misses with a double jab.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Talvela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talvela moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz stalks Talvela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Talvela's face. Talvela staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Talvela.
Diaz misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
Talvela lands a jab.
Talvela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talvela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Talvela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Talvela throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Talvela had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Talvela.
Crunch! Talvela slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to move into range but Talvela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talvela.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela connects with the punch.
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?
Talvela pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talvela keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Talvela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talvela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talvela, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
A victorious Paavo Talvela thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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