Tyler Diamond

Tyler Diamond vs. Bryce Mitchell

Round 1
Diamond tries to press forward early and gets popped with a left from the southpaw Mitchell, who switches between stances as he circles off his back foot. Mitchell tries to go upstairs with a leaping switch kick, instead winds up in a brief clinch, then goes back to circling. Mitchell tries a trip, can't get it, and instead it's Diamond driving forward to place Mitchell on his seat with a double-leg takedown. Halfway through the round, Mitchell hits a sweep and scrambles to his feet, but Diamond catches him in a guillotine along the way. Mitchell breaks up the choke with a powerful double-leg slam, but Diamond quickly works back to his feet. Diamond takes a kick to the cup in an exchange, and referee Marc Goddard pauses the action. The Team Alpha Male fighter recovers within a few seconds and comes back to hit Mitchell with a low kick. Mitchell throws a head kick, can't land it clean, then changes levels for a double-leg. Diamond tries another guillotine as he's taken down, but Mitchell lands in half guard and isn't in any danger. Diamond stands up and barely avoids being taken down again by using the whizzer in the final seconds.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Diamond
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mitchell
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mitchell

Round 2
Mitchell shoots and completes a takedown in the center of the cage, but Diamond catches him in another headlock and uses it to get back on his feet. Mitchell goes after a single-leg on the fence, and again Diamond threatens with a guillotine. Mitchell drops to his knees, so Diamond turns the corner to take his back. Mitchell drops to guard and throws up a triangle, somehow finding the space to lock up the choke despite being pressed up against the fence. Diamond isn't tapping to the choke, so Mitchell starts teeing off with elbow strikes, leading referee Goddard to shout for Diamond to protect himself. Mitchell's flurry subsides, allowing Diamond to survive, but with his right arm trapped and left leg hooked, Diamond still isn't in a position to do much of anything. Mitchell finally loses the choke as Diamond slips loose with 1:45 on the clock. Now it's Diamond on top, working from side control on Mitchell's right side. Mitchell tries to kick off the wall and gets warned for lacing his toes in the chain-link fence. Mitchell gets to his knees with 50 seconds left, and Diamond tries to establish back-mount. Instead, Diamond drops some hard right hands from the wrestling ride position, then finishes the round with a few knees to Mitchell's body.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mitchell
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mitchell
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mitchell

Round 3
Mitchell hits an early bodylock takedown but can't keep Diamond on the floor. Diamond presses forward with a body-head combination, then drops for a double-leg and plants Mitchell on his back at the base of the fence. Mitchell slows things down with a kimura attempt from the bottom, but Diamond breaks it up and moves to take Mitchell's back. Mitchell stands up, only to be lifted and slammed back to the ground, and now Diamond moves to side control on the left. Diamond lands a short, stapling elbow to the face of Mitchell, who's breathing heavy and slowing down as he tries to escape here in the final two minutes of the bout. Diamond might be hunting for an arm-triangle choke here, but Mitchell rolls to his knees. Diamond drops a few hard right hands from the wrestling ride, adds a few knees to the body as the final seconds tick down.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Diamond (29-28 Diamond)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Diamond (29-28 Mitchell)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Diamond (28-28 Draw)

The Official Result
Bryce Mitchell def. Tyler Diamond via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) R3 5:00