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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temitope Obama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz slips under a jab from Obama.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Obama, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Obama against the cage but Obama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Obama counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Obama sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Temitope Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Obama.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Obama counters with a nice body shot.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Obama sprawls well.
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obama is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Obama circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obama, right into the meat.
Diaz dives in and grabs Obama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Obama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Obama! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temitope Obama!
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