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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Rick. Rick maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rick prevents it.
Diaz is working for takedown but Rick is calmly controlling the position for now.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
Rick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Rick.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A short left from Rick.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Rick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Rick lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Rick.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Rick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rick is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Rick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick scores with a hook to the body.
Rick is stalling here.
Rick scores with a shoulder strike.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Rick finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Rick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Rick rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rick pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rick.
James Rick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rick prevents it.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick lands a body punch.
Rick lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rick digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rick pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rick instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Diaz tries to circle away but Rick has him pinned against the cage.
Rick is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Rick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rick prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
Rick digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Rick prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Rick stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rick is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick misses with a body punch.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz letting Rick take a breather here.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rick dominated that second round.
That's time! Rick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Jab from Rick.
Rick moves into the clinch.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Rick lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Rick is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Rick working aggressively here.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Rick.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rick lands a body punch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Rick is controlling the position.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick lands a left hand.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rick has double underhooks.
A short right from Rick.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rick gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rick 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for James Rick!
James Rick wins by unanimous decision!
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