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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lajic has chosen snoop doggy dogg - who am I as his entrance music. David Lajic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lajic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lajic avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Lajic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lajic manages to break the clinch.
Lajic throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lajic circles away.
Good shot there by Diaz.
It looks like David Lajic has been cut.
Lajic takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lajic doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Lajic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Lajic moves into the clinch.
Lajic avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Lajic down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Lajic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lajic is rocked!
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Lajic seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajic has managed to clinch.
Lajic pulls Diaz into guard.
Diaz trying to control but Lajic is working from the bottom.
Lajic is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Lajic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lajic throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lajic trying to control the pace.
Lajic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lajic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lajic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Lajic winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging 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!
Lajic works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajic working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Cain Diaz has been cut.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Lajic has a good base and remains in mount.
Lajic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lajic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Lajic has a good base and remains in mount.
Lajic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lajic punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lajic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lajic cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lajic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lajic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lajic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Lajic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lajic looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lajic.
Lajic controlling the pace for now.
Lajic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lajic looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lajic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Lajic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Lajic circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lajic.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lajic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lajic shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lajic throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Lajic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cain Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lajic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lajic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lajic also avoids with ease.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Lajic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up David Lajic's cut even more.
Lajic shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Lajic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajic circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lajic rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lajic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Lajic pushes him off.
Lajic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Lajic throws a nice head kick!
Cain Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lajic.
Lajic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lajic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lajic tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz thows a body kick. Lajic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The cut above David Lajic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Lajic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lajic shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a push kick but Lajic slaps the foot to one side.
Lajic tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
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!
Lajic moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Lajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Lajic's body.
Lajic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lajic rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lajic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lajic controls the action.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lajic to keep the fight standing.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Lajic.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Lajic feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Lajic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lajic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a one two! Lajic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lajic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lajic also avoids with ease.
Lajic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lajic.
Lajic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lajic moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Lajic breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lajic pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Lajic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lajic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch but Lajic moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lajic.
Lajic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lajic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Lajic.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lajic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lajic tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Lajic wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Lajic tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic wants to clinch.
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic clinches.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Lajic won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
Lajic has Diaz pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lajic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a head kick but Lajic moves out of range.
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cain Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lajic.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajic instigates a clinch.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Lajic manages to pull guard.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Lajic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Lajic is controlling him.
Lajic advances position into side control!
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet here but Lajic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Diaz's back.
Lajic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Diaz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lajic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
Lajic trying to control.
Lajic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lajic throwing sloppy strikes.
Lajic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lajic tries to get the hooks in deep but Diaz pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Lajic.
I think Lajic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lajic!
David Lajic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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