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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: General Public - Tenderness. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kos Pellegrino was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emanuel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pellegrino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellegrino connects with the punch.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Pellegrino counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Pellegrino throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Pellegrino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pellegrino clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Pellegrino is stalling here.
A short left from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pellegrino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pellegrino smiles and moves away.
Pellegrino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pellegrino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pellegrino lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Pellegrino lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Pellegrino lands a body shot.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pellegrino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pellegrino presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino lands with a left to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pellegrino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pellegrino prevents it.
Pellegrino digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
It looks like Emanuel Diaz has been cut.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Diaz letting Pellegrino take a breather here.
Pellegrino digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Pellegrino leaning against his opponent.
Pellegrino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrino.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pellegrino scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pellegrino.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Pellegrino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pellegrino lands a damaging elbow.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pellegrino lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pellegrino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pellegrino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pellegrino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Diaz's cut.
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.
Pellegrino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pellegrino throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Pellegrino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pellegrino cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pellegrino counters with a head kick that drops Diaz to the mat! Diaz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pellegrino clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pellegrino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Pellegrino lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Pellegrino pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Pellegrino holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the body.
Pellegrino lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pellegrino lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Pellegrino on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino effectively controlling the action here.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Pellegrino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Pellegrino prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Pellegrino on the inside.
Pellegrino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pellegrino pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
Pellegrino lands a nice elbow.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pellegrino lands a body punch.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
Pellegrino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pellegrino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pellegrino is struggling to control the position.
Pellegrino lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Pellegrino taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Diaz's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pellegrino scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emanuel Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pellegrino tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Pellegrino is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Pellegrino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Pellegrino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pellegrino - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pellegrino. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pellegrino counters with a nice leg kick.
Pellegrino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pellegrino both land. Nice combination.
Pellegrino lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pellegrino.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pellegrino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pellegrino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pellegrino lands a nice shot to the body.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Pellegrino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellegrino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Pellegrino tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Pellegrino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pellegrino cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Pellegrino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pellegrino scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Pellegrino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Pellegrino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pellegrino punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pellegrino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino has Diaz pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pellegrino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz letting Pellegrino take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Pellegrino.
Still in the clinch, Pellegrino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Emanuel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Pellegrino won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Come on Pellegrino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pellegrino stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pellegrino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kos Pellegrino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pellegrino 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kos Pellegrino!
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