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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 3338 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Keller Hoyt (ranked 351 p4p, 418 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keller Hoyt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyt moves into the clinch.
Hoyt being controlled against the cage.
Hoyt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Hoyt is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Hoyt has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keller Hoyt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Hoyt's takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to work over Hoyt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz has hold of one of Hoyt's legs. Hoyt is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hoyt being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working Hoyt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz stops Hoyt from standing up.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hoyt holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoyt is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz postures up in Hoyt's guard and throws a big left but Hoyt blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoyt goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoyt quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Hoyt tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoyt is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoyt defends it well.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Hoyt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoyt is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Hoyt taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoyt wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Hoyt. Hoyt maintains the clinch.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoyt is trying to break free.
Diaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoyt up against the cage.
Diaz stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Diaz.
Hoyt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoyt manages to circle out of the way.
Hoyt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoyt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hoyt sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoyt.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keller Hoyt.
Hoyt looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Hoyt checks a leg kick nicely.
Keller Hoyt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz scores with a takedown into Hoyt's guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Hoyt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diaz is working Hoyt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoyt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoyt trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoyt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoyt has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz has his foot on Hoyt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoyt works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoyt can do to turn this around?
Diaz working for a triangle but Hoyt defends it easily.
Hoyt wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoyt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hoyt from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diego Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoyt is retaining full guard.
Hoyt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Hoyt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hoyt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hoyt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Hoyt goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keller Hoyt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoyt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoyt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt clinches up against the cage.
Diaz has Hoyt pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoyts head.
Diaz lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoyt's guard.
Hoyt is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz moves into full mount! Hoyt won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoyt looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Hoyt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Hoyt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz working Hoyt over with strikes here.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Hoyt is staying in there.
Diaz landing punches.
Diaz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hoyt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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