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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gulyas Botond (ranked 1566 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Miguel Diaz (ranked 137 p4p, 152 weight class). 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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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gulyas Botond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Botond tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Botond rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Botond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Botond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botond throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botond throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Botond throws an elbow that misses.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
I was talking to Botond's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries to work over Botond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Botond.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
Botond blocks an uppercut.
Botond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
It looks like Miguel Diaz has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Botond blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botond blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
Botond blocking some punches.
Botond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Botond throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Botond controls his hands.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Botond throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Botond lands a damaging elbow.
Botond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Botond takes a shot to the head.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
Botond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Botond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Botond misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
Botond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Botond.
Botond takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Botond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz presses Botond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Botond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Botond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Botond.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Botond.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Botond.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Botond blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Botond blocking some punches.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Botond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Botond slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Botond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Botond moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Botond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Botond doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
A jab from Diaz misses.
As Diaz tries to get set, Botond tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Botond tries to clinch up.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Botond tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Botond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botonds head.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
Botond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Botond blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botond throws an elbow but misses.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miguel Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Botond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Botond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Miguel Diaz's cut even more.
Botond throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Botond.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Botond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Botond throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Botond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Botond.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Botond avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Botond's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Botond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Botond.
Diaz works on Botond's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Botond's elbow.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Botond's elbow.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Botond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
Botond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Botond blocks an uppercut.
Botond misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
Botond blocks an uppercut.
Botond throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
Botond misses with an elbow over the top.
Botond lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Botond.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Botond misses with an elbow over the top.
Botond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Botond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Botond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Botond misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Botond blocking some punches.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Botond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Botond throws an elbow but it misses.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gulyas Botond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Botond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Botond doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz lands a jab to Botond's midsection.
Botond wants to clinch.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Botond wants to clinch.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Botond.
Botond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz jabs at Botond's body.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Botond tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Botond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Gulyas Botond has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botond 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.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Botond on the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a hook. Botond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Botond wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Botond's head backwards.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz cracks Botond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Botond is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botond moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Botond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Gulyas Botond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hook but Botond avoids it easily.
Botond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Botond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Botond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Botond's body.
Botond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Botond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botond needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Botond tries to clinch up.
Botond darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Botond backwards.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
Botond lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Botond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Botond seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Botond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Botond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Botond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Botond, against the cage.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Botond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz pushes Botond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Botond lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Diaz.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Botond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botond misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botond blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Botond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Botond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Botond's elbow.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz pushes Botond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Botond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Botond prevents a body shot from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botond pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Botond.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Botond.
Botond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Botond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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