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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brody's entrance music is my name is mud. A fine choice. Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gasolina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brody quickly recovers to half guard.
Brody makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brody is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare MMA inform me that Diaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diaz trying to control the action but Brody is working from the bottom.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brody has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brody is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brody can't do much from the bottom here.
Brody is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brody manages to get back to half guard.
Brody slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Brody.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brody swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brody pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brody really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brody wants to sweep but no luck.
Brody controlling Diaz's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brody continues to stall.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brody is keeping the position for now.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Brody.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brody keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Brody pulls Diaz in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brody feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Brody then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Brody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Brody avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brody continues to drive forward.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brody is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz trying to control the position but Brody is working away.
Brody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brody is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brody keeps working.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Brody wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Brody is defending well.
Brody can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz trying to control the action but Brody is working from the bottom.
Brody tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brody did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.
Brody is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brody is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Brody tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz moves nicely into side control.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Brody is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brody, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brody knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Brody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz is staying tight to Brody's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brody manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Brody won't allow it.
Brody is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
That's two 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.
Brody is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brody avoid being mounted?
Diaz is pressing down on Brody's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brody is holding on for now.
Brody is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brody looking to control.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Brody is defending the position.
Brody works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Brody managing to control the position.
Diaz trying to control but Brody is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody wants to sweep but no luck.
Brody wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Brody is trying to improve his position.
Brody wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brody has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz trying to control the position but Brody is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brody knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz trying to control the action but Brody is working from the bottom.
Brody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz trying to control the action but Brody is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brody shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Brody to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brody scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Brody does no damage.
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brody on his heels. He'll look to pass Brody's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Brody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brody keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz passes Brody's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brody manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Brody is retaining full guard.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushing down on Brody's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brody wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz prevents Brody from improving his position.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Brody is defending well.
Brody makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brody.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Brody keeps moving.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brody swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Brody is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brody trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brody does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bob Brody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brody doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Brody tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Brody slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brody wants to sweep but no luck.
Brody working a defensive guard here.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brody looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz passes Brody's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sergio Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Brody is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brody wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Brody is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz moves into full mount! Brody won't be happy about that!
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brody manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brody.
Sergio Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brody wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Diaz.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Diaz!
Sergio Diaz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, M.O. Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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