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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Diaz (ranked 25423 p4p, 4519 weight class) and Bambam Yagan (ranked 370 p4p, 311 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Green Goblin Mode. A fine choice. Ricardo Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Great elbows
Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bambam Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz moves forwards but Yagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yagan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yagan dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yagan looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz tries to bum rush Yagan with a series of wild strikes but Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Yagan.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Yagan pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Yagan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Yagan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yagan moves into the clinch.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yagan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Yagan.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
Yagan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yagan.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yagan to score with a decent uppercut.
Yagan thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands with a cross.
Yagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yagan throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Yagan misses with a body kick.
Yagan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yagan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Yagan.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yagan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Yagan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yagan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz moves forwards but Yagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan 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.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Yagan takes it in his stride.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Yagan stumbling back into the ropes.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yagan connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
It seemed like Yagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yagan scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yagan can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yagan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Yagan scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Yagan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Ricardo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Yagan - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Yagan.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Yagan moves away and avoids it.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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.
Yagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yagan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Yagan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Yagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yagan with the inside leg kick.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yagan scores with a hook.
Yagan works the jab nicely.
Yagan slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yagan, as that shot connected.
Yagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yagan clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yagan - that will leave a mark!
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yagan. That one must have hurt.
Yagan blocks a head kick by Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Yagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yagan.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yagan.
Diaz misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Yagan throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yagan is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Yagan avoids it well.
Yagan scores with a nice strike.
Yagan scores with a hook.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yagan circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yagan! But no joy.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Yagan lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Bambam Yagan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yagan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Yagan.
Bambam Yagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yagan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Yagan clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yagan lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yagan tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Yagan catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yagan delivers a nice body kick.
A left lands for Yagan.
Yagan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yagan scores with a jab.
Yagan lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Yagan lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Yagan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagan scores with a jab to the head.
Yagan cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Yagan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bambam Yagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yagan 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambam Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bambam Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ricardo Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't accept this! The fight's outcome? A sham! Every blow I dealt was a testament to my dominance. They can keep their trophy; my spirit remains undefeated. This isn't over, not by a long shot!'.
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