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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levi Badney (ranked 24701 p4p, 5452 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 493 p4p, 469 weight class). The key to victory for Levi Badney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Badney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badney throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Badney lands the left hand.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Badney throws an off balance right hand
and Badney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Badney wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz tests Badney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Badney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Badney sprawling to the canvas! Badney rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diaz finish him?!
Badney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Badney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz swings for the body but Badney moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Badney seems to have got his legs back now.
Badney scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Badney slips the punch.
Diaz slips under a jab.
A big left from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Badney does it's job there.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Badney.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Badney misses.
Badney looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badney digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Badney dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Badney's head and hops out.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Badney throws a big shot that misses.
Badney misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Badney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badney misses with a few strikes there.
Badney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badney swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Badney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badney throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Badney misses.
Badney looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Badney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A cross from Badney lands.
Diaz slips a jab from Badney.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badney cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Badney's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Levi Badney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Badney. Beautiful body shot.
Badney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Badney scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Badney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Badney throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badney. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Badney misses.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badney.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badney loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Badney throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badney throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Badney! Diaz lets Badney back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badney misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badney throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Badney misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Badney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badney.
A big right from Badney misses.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Badney.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Badney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badney throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Badney looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Badney ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Badney throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a big counter head kick but Badney avoids it with no problem.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badney.
Badney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badney staying out of range there.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Badney moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julian Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Badney throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz slips a straight right by Badney.
Diaz misses the jab.
Badney scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Badney finds it's target.
Badney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Badney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Badney misses with a hook.
Badney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badney fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz throws a jab when Badney was well out of range.
Badney throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a one two! Badney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Badney moved out of range nicely.
Badney avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Badney.
Badney throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Badney sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Badney throws a body shot but no joy.
Badney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badney looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Badney misses with a hook.
Badney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Badney misses the jab.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Badney misses.
A jab lands there for Badney.
Badney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Badney is out of range.
Badney lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badney.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Badney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney misses with a hook.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Badney.
Badney throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz cracks Badney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Badney.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badney!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Badney misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Badney should have avoided that one.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Badney.
Badney throws a big shot that misses.
Badney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badney misses with a double jab.
Badney walks into a left hand.
Badney throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws the left hand but Badney avoids the punch easily.
Badney misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badney thinking.
Badney throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badney has time to react.
Badney staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes a swing at Badney's ribcage but misses.
Badney misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badney ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Badney.
And Diaz responds with a good body kick, but Badney manages to step out the way in time.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Badney throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Badney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Badney's ribs.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badney's head backwards.
Badney looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Badney throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney misses with a looping right.
Diaz lands a big right hand that sends Badney crashing to the mat! Diaz stays standing though and waves Badney back to his feet!
Diaz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Badney! Diaz dives in looking to finish! Badney is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Diaz!
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