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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oitink Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romy Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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177 cm
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oitink Itch!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Itch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Itch moved out of range.
Itch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Itch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Itch wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Itch controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oitink Itch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Itch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Itch. Itch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Oitink Itch has been cut.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Itch throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Itch's body.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Diaz.
Itch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Itch moves away and avoids it.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz punishes Itch's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Itch counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itch passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Itch trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Itch passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch taking a breather here.
Diaz pushes Itch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Itch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four 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.
Itch taking a breather here.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Diaz is trying to buck Itch off.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oitink Itch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz motions for Itch to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oitink Itch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itch momentarily.
Itch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Itch slips under a jab.
Itch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Itch looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Itch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Itch controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Itch is looking to work his way around to Diaz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
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 is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Itch has taken his back!
Itch controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itch trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oitink Itch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck for Itch with that takedown attempt.
Itch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itch ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Itch takes one to the chin there.
Itch moves out of range of the strikes.
Itch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Itch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Romy Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itch momentarily.
Itch moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Itch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
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 Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oitink Itch's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Itch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz leaves Itch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Itch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Itch saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Itch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Itch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Itch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Itch counters with a nice uppercut.
Itch swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Itch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Itch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Itch slips a jab from Diaz.
Itch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Itch ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz works over Itch's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Itch in his tracks.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz jabs Itch right on the nose. Itch blinks but takes it well.
Itch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romy Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Itch.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Itch moves away and avoids it.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Itch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itch trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Itch prevents Diaz from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Itch ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Itch walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws a hook but Itch avoids it easily.
Good work by Itch as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Itch's head back.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Itch slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Itch saw that one coming.
Itch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oitink Itch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Itch back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
A big left from Itch misses.
Itch misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz leaves Itch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oitink Itch.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Itch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Itch's head.
Itch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itch ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Itch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Itch gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romy Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romy Diaz!
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energy
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RATING
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