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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Diaz defending well as Apollo loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Apollo. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Dylan Diaz has been cut.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Apollo.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Apollo scores with a push kick.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Apollo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Apollo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Apollo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Apollo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Apollo.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Apollo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a low kick from Apollo.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
Apollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz stalks Apollo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Apollo's face. Apollo staggers backwards, shaken.
Apollo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Apollo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apollo.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apollo is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Apollo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryan Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Apollo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apollo throws a leg kick that misses.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apollo.
Apollo takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apollo throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Apollo down.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apollo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Diaz pushes Apollo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz avoiding damage as Apollo throws knees to the body.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Diaz pushes Apollo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Apollo.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Apollo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Apollo checks a low kick from Diaz.
Apollo throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz tries to clinch but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Apollo throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Good exchange - Apollo coming out on top.
Diaz lands a jab to Apollo's midsection.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Apollo looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Apollo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apollo misses with a hook
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Apollo looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apollo throws a body kick the misses
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Apollo's knee momentarily.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apollo.
Apollo throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apollo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo is looking for a takedown.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Apollo crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Apollo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dylan Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollo.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Apollo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
A jab from Apollo misses.
Apollo throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Apollo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Apollo is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Apollo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Apollo is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Apollo is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Apollo stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Apollo sits in half guard.
Apollo is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Apollo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Apollo scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Apollo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to pass the guard.
Apollo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Apollo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Apollo takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apollo throws an elbow but misses.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Apollo - that landed with a thud.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apollo 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!
A very excited looking Ryan Apollo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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