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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Diaz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ronaldo Diaz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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198 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snyder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Snyder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch.
Snyder digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Snyder is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Snyder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Snyder defends easily.
Snyder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snyder stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Snyder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Snyder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Snyder loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder thowing shots but they're missing.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snyder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Snyder raining down shots from the mount!
Snyder with the ground and pound from mount.
Snyder with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snyder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Snyder.
Snyder thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz tries to hold on but Snyder postures up.
Snyder looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Snyder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Snyder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Snyder controlling the position easily from mount.
Snyder is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snyder misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Snyder pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ronaldo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snyder moves into the clinch successfully.
Snyder wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz letting Snyder take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snyder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Snyder.
Snyder fails with a takedown attempt.
Snyder sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Snyder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snyder clinches.
Snyder has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snyder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snyder is trying to break free.
Snyder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Snyder avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Snyder finds it's target.
Snyder lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Snyder digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Snyder scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snyder lands a two punch combo.
Snyder has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Snyder wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Snyder manages to pull guard.
Diaz postures up.
Snyder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Snyder is retaining full guard.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Snyder had control of the position.
Snyder keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snyder closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Snyder.
Snyder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Snyder can't break the clinch.
Snyder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz taking a breather.
Snyder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snyder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snyder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Snyder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snyder manages to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snyder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Snyder persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Snyder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Snyder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cory Snyder is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cory Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Diaz.
Snyder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Snyder as Diaz shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snyder stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Snyder stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snyder has Diaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Snyder pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Diaz tumbling to the mat - Snyder dives into Diaz's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz distracts Snyder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz trying to control but Snyder is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snyder kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet.
Snyder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Snyder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Snyder which made him look bad.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snyder moves into the clinch successfully.
Snyder has Diaz pressed against the cage.
Snyder can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snyder tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snyder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Snyder.
Snyder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Snyder dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Snyder sprawls well.
Snyder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snyder.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Snyder has control of the leg.
Diaz tries to kick Snyder off but Snyder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Snyder is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snyder thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder controlling the action here.
Diaz pushes Snyder off looking to stand but Snyder dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Snyder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snyder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Snyder manages to break the clinch.
Snyder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is not content to let Snyder control the position.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snyder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snyder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snyder's back!
Snyder holding both Diaz 's hands and preventing any damage.
Snyder is keeping busy.
Diaz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Snyder wants to escape the position.
Snyder trying to control the hands but Diaz won't let him.
Diaz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Snyder could be in trouble here!
Cory Snyder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Diaz.
Snyder has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snyder has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz tightening his grip on Snyder, looking for the choke.
Snyder is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snyder staying busy and making it hard for Diaz to control.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Snyder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snyder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Cory Snyder!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cory Snyder!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Cory Snyder!
Cory Snyder wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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