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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stephen Lynch - Craig. Diaz has chosen Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon as his entrance music. Craig Christ is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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169 cm
30
145 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Christ slips a straight right by Diaz.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christ throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oscar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christ. Christ circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christ moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
A jab from Christ misses.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Christ is keeping the position.
Diaz won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Christ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christ gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Christ takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Christ settles back down.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Christ cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Christ does no damage.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christ rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christ connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Christ connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Christ scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Diaz throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Craig Christ is winning the standup battle so far.
Christ 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.
Christ jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Diaz's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Christ dives in looking to finish as Diaz flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Christ's strikes! Christ is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Diaz's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Diaz was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Christ!
Our winner, Craig Christ, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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