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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Diaz (ranked 4434 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Yu Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soloman has chosen The Last Samuri as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Diaz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Soloman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Soloman forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Soloman breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Soloman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Soloman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Soloman.
Diaz 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soloman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soloman misses with a double jab.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soloman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soloman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman misses with a few strikes there.
Brandon Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz . Those never looked like landing.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Soloman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soloman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soloman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz has one foot on Soloman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soloman clinches.
Soloman breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soloman backs up against the cage.
Soloman throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Soloman backpedaling.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soloman manages to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a swing at Soloman's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soloman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soloman circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Soloman's ribs.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Soloman avoids it well.
Soloman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soloman thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Soloman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Soloman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brandon Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soloman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz has one foot on Soloman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Soloman looks winded!
Soloman closes the distance and clinches.
Soloman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soloman lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Soloman's ribs.
Diaz tries to bum rush Soloman with a series of wild strikes but Soloman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soloman moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Soloman.
Soloman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soloman eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Soloman dodges the punch combination from Diaz .
Soloman with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Soloman off the cage and back into range.
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 Brandon Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Soloman.
Soloman drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soloman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soloman unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Soloman.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Soloman throws a fast counter high kick but Diaz manages to duck under it in time.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Soloman avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Soloman moves into the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soloman throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Soloman seems unphased.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soloman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Soloman.
Soloman is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Soloman takes the fight into the clinch.
Soloman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soloman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Soloman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandon Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soloman at a distance.
Soloman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brandon Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soloman is breathing heavily.
Soloman gets a clinch.
Diaz letting Soloman take a breather here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Soloman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz .
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soloman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz pushes Soloman off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soloman counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Soloman avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Soloman throws a counter combo.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soloman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soloman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Soloman.
No joy there for Diaz , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soloman on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Soloman backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Soloman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soloman.
Soloman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Diaz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz punishes Soloman's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Soloman counters with a body kick.
Soloman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soloman scrambles back to his feet.
Soloman closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz is looking to wear down Soloman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soloman has managed to clinch.
Soloman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Soloman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soloman circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soloman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz wants to stand back up but Soloman manages to pass into side control.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soloman is controlling him well.
Soloman looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soloman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Soloman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Soloman throws a body kick.
Soloman pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soloman can do to turn this around?
Come on Soloman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soloman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soloman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Soloman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz kicks Soloman off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz .
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soloman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Soloman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soloman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soloman is in Diaz 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz kicks Soloman off and gets to his feet.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Soloman with an open hand slap.
Soloman clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soloman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Soloman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Yu Soloman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Soloman is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandon Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz , 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Diaz !
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hype
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