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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 4230 p4p, 408 weight class) and Phillip Hanny (ranked 24942 p4p, 534 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Hanny!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanny misses with a punch to the body.
Hanny throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanny misses with the head strike.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanny.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanny lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanny dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanny backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hanny fails to land.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Hanny misses with a body punch.
Hanny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hanny.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanny.
Diaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanny tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz digs a right hand into Hanny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanny's gas tank.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanny's defenses.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Hanny missing with knees to the body.
Hanny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Hanny in his tracks for a moment.
Hanny blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Hanny dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanny putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanny backwards.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanny tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Hanny back against the ropes.
Hanny looking to stall.
Diaz blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Hanny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanny landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Hanny misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanny.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanny.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanny misses with the head strike.
Hanny blocks the elbow strike.
Hanny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanny takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanny tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Cain Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanny blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Hanny 's eye.
Hanny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Hanny's head.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanny can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanny stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
Hanny missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Hanny misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Hanny with a nice body shot.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Hanny avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanny is breathing heavily.
Diaz pushes Hanny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanny digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Hanny trying to land knees to the body.
Hanny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanny.
Hanny is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Hanny misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Hanny taking a breather.
Hanny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanny tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Hanny looking to stall.
Hanny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanny misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hanny clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Hanny has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanny can turn it around.
Diaz digs a right hand into Hanny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanny's gas tank.
Diaz avoiding damage as Hanny throws knees to the body.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz pushes Hanny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanny throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanny is defending well for now.
Hanny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz cracks Hanny with a nice body shot.
Hanny misses with the head strike.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanny backwards.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hanny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanny misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Hanny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanny misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanny backwards.
Hanny taking a breather.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanny backwards.
Hanny tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanny avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Hanny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanny tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Hanny managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Hanny throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannys 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!
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Hanny is rocked!
Hanny has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Hanny is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannys head.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Hanny crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Hanny face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diaz takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cain Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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