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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Oscar Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Gonzalez's chin.
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz works the jab nicely.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzalez has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Gonzalez pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
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 looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesus Gonzalez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz 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.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzalez's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzalez wants to control the position but Diaz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gonzalez keeping control of the position.
Gonzalez trying to control but Diaz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Gonzalez trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
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.
Gonzalez trying to control but Diaz postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez 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 throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Gonzalez wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz in side control, throwing shots but Gonzalez defends.
Jesus Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Gonzalez is defending the strikes.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gonzalez is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez trying to control the pace.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Oscar Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Diaz.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Diaz!
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