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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Condit gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
Dias jumps guard but Condit stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Condit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dias tries to pull guard but Condit won't allow it.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Condit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condit is trying to break free.
Condit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Dias is looking to take this one to the mat.
Condit breaks the clinch.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Condit gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Condit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dias is in Condit's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Condit has control of Dias's left arm, preventing Dias from doing any damage.
Condit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias passes Condit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Condit is refusing to be controlled, as Dias sits in half guard.
Dias looks to land a strike but Condit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condit is keeping the position for now.
Condit wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
Dias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dias controlling from the top position.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dias wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
Condit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dias!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit controlling the pace for now.
Condit tries to control but Dias wriggling away.
Condit blocks Dias's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Condit controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Condit trying to control but Dias is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to hold on but Condit postures up.
Dias working to try and regain half guard.
Condit controlling from the full mount.
Condit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helder Dias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Condit lands an overhand right.
Dias takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
Dias wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit thumps Dias with a low kick.
Condit jabs Dias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dias moves into the clinch.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
Condit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Condit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Condit's hands.
Condit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dias moves forwards but Condit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Condit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Condit looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands an overhand right.
Dias 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.
Condit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Condit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Condit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Condit.
Condit avoids the body shot from Dias.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dias takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dias walks into a straight right hand from Condit.
Dias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dias takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Condit's head coaches at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit scores with a body shot.
Condit pushes Dias away with a front kick.
Condit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condit scores with a jab. Dias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Condit.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Dias off balance momentarily.
Condit feints and then cracks Dias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dias down.
Condit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias throws a body punch but Condit moves out of range.
Carlos Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Condit cracks Dias with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Condit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Condit slips under a jab from Dias.
Condit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Condit slams his shin into Dias's torso.
Condit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Condit tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Condit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias's hands.
Dias lands a nice hook to Condit's body. Condit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos Condit is winning the standup battle so far.
Condit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Condit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Condit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Condit misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Condit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dias tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Condit defends well and Dias ends up having to push Condit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Condit is trying to break free.
Condit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias lands a nice looking body shot.
Dias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Condit.
Condit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Condit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Condit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Condit throws the left hand but Dias avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Condit looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
A swing and a miss from Dias.
Condit scores with a hook.
Condit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Condit.
Condit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias.
Condit misses the shot to the body.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Condit throws a shot to the body.
Condit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dias drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Condit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dias wants to pass the guard but Condit is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dias is controlling him.
Dias throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Condit's guard.
Dias thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
Dias is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Condit is pressing down on Dias's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Condit wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Dias pushes down on Condit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Condit is trying to stand back up but Dias is controlling him
Condit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dias keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Condit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Condit rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condit throws an overhand right that lands on Dias's shoulder, as Dias tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Condit.
Condit lands with a shot to the body.
Condit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Condit moves away from the strike by Dias.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Condit.
Dias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Condit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Condit.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Condit.
Both fighters circling a little - Condit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Condit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
Condit scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Dias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Condit.
Condit punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit pushes Dias away with a front kick.
Condit slips a straight right by Dias.
Dias goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Condit misses.
Condit with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias moves out of range of the leg kick from Condit.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Dias off balance momentarily.
Dias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Condit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Condit!
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