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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Omar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Omar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Omar has eaten all the pies!
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Omar misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Omar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Omar tries a head kick but it misses.
Omar tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Omar misses with a body shot.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Omar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omar is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Omar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz cracks Omar with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Jose Omar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omar tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Omar tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Omar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz shoots in but Omar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmelo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omar misses with a few strikes there.
Omar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Omar throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Omar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Omar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes Omar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Omar defends it well.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Omar is defending well.
Diaz wants to control but Omar is keeping him busy.
Omar is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Omar won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is keen to just control but Omar is a slippery customer.
Diaz is taking a breather. Omar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Omar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omar misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
Diaz takes a swing at Omar's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Omar sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Omar wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Omar throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a hook but Omar blocks it.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omar moves away.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Omar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Omar tries a head kick but it misses.
Omar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Omar stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Omar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmelo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omar throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Omar, right into the meat.
Omar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Omar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Omar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Omar!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Omar throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Omar avoids nicely.
Omar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Omar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Omar.
Omar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Omar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
A low kick from Omar misses
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Omar fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Omar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Omar blocks nicely.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omar is keeping the position for now.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omar keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Omar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Omar checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Omar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Omar pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Omar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omar throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz trying to control but Omar is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Omar to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Omar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Omar has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Omar holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Omar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz pulls Omar into guard.
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.
Omar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carmelo Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Omar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Omar checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Omar, right into the meat.
Omar misses with a low kick.
Diaz checks a low kick from Omar.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Omar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Omar throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Omar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Omar moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Omar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Omar.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Omar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Omar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Omar. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Omar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Omar throws and low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Omar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jose Omar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Omar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Omar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omar moves away.
Omar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Omar throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Omar throws and low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Omar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz moves out of range as Omar throws a body kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Omar counters with a leg kick.
Omar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jose Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Omar is trying to stand.
Diaz stalling away here and it's allowed Omar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Omar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Omar keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz postures up in Omar's guard and throws a big left but Omar blocks it.
Omar is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Omar keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Omar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmelo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omar throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Omar throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Omar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Omar lands with a slapping head kick.
Omar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Omar lands a high kick!
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Omar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omar 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Omar.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carmelo Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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