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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Take My Hand. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz checks a low kick from Foot.
Foot lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown by Foot or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Foot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foot misses with an elbow strike.
Foot pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Foot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foot misses with a body shot.
Foot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foot forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Foot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Foot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foot.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Foot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foot clinches.
Foot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz wants to clinch but Foot slips to the side
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Foot stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Foot thows a big elbow that misses.
Foot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foot counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz letting Foot take a breather here.
Foot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foot.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Foot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foot passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Foot is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foot decides to stand and escape the position.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Foot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Foot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foot connects with a couple of short punches.
Foot passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Foot is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foot lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is not content to let Foot control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Foot wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Foot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Foot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foot throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Foot only half commits.
Foot clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Foot manages to break the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foot as he jumps to the side.
Foot swinging wildly here.
Foot pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foot lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
George Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Foot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
George Foot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foot rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foot persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Foot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foot stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Foot closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Foot avoids the damage to the body.
Foot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Foot.
Foot lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Foot controlling the action here for a moment.
Foot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Foot.
Knees to the body from Foot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot pulls guard effortlessly.
Foot controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Foot has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Foot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz throws a strike but Foot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Foot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Foot.
Foot breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Foot or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot swinging wildly here.
Diaz fails with the takedown
so Foot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foot is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Foot wants to get back to his feet.
Foot is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foot to get the leverage.
Foot wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Foot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Foot working Diaz over with strikes.
Foot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Foot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Foot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foot instigates a clinch.
Foot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Foot sits in half guard.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foot dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz clinches but Foot breaks the clinch
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Foot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Foot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz has hold of Foot's hands but Foot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foot is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Foot control the position.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Foot pushes his legs off easily.
Foot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Foot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Foot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Foot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foot controlling from the full mount.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foot looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
George Foot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foot looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Foot tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. George Foot just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foot closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Foot getting side control.
Foot is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Foot content to control rather than advance.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz has his foot on Foot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foot works his way back into a safe position though.
Foot content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Foot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foot 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foot!
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energy
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