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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. De Vries comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duke Lion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws out a leg kick but De Vries moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
De Vries fails to land the takedown.
De Vries throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Vries.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Vries as he jumps to the side.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vries.
A left lands for De Vries.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
De Vries bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vries manages to avoid it.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vries scores with a body shot.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
De Vries misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Vries doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but De Vries is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is thwarting De Vries's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends De Vries's belly button to the back.
Oscar Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with De Vries, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes De Vries against the cage but De Vries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz is looking to wear down De Vries with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Vries dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
De Vries misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vries, right into the meat.
Diaz throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings De Vries.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Vries doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
De Vries misses with a body shot.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vries has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes De Vries back into the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries 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.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to control De Vries's arms but De Vries gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Hans De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but De Vries manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oscar Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Vries throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vries. De Vries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Vries misses with a low kick.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Vries gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Vries pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from De Vries.
Diaz digs a right hand into De Vries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vries's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
De Vries pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Vries gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands with a hook. De Vries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Vries counter with a right hand.
De Vries throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Vries fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz throws a low kick but De Vries moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from De Vries.
De Vries throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
De Vries steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Vries.
De Vries cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Vries throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and De Vries counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Vries.
De Vries throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz wants to stand and escape but De Vries is having none of it.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing De Vries from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans De Vries will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Vries throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz lands with a hook. De Vries tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz wants to stall.
De Vries takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Vries gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
De Vries tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. De Vries is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but De Vries is having none of it.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Vries doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz looking for a submission but De Vries manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries managing to control the position.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Oscar Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Vries fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Vries lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz darts in and clinches De Vries up against the cage.
De Vries stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz tries to stall but De Vries uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Vries avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar Diaz.
I think Diaz 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Oscar Diaz!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Oscar Diaz!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!
Oscar Diaz wins by majority decision!
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