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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 936 p4p, 119 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 618 p4p, 82 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz jumps guard but Black stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black's coach down at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Black throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a looping left.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocking some punches.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz letting Black take a breather here.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Black.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black misses with the head strike.
A short left from Black.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Black misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black working aggressively here.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Black moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
A left lands for Black.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black dominated that round.
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.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Diaz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Black.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Vlad Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz slips a jab from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
A cross from Black lands.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Black.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black lands an overhand right.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Donk. Black catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a left hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Diaz slips a straight right by Black.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes one on the button.
A big left from Black misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Black works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Black looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
A very excited looking Vlad Black made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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