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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Diaz (ranked 1872 p4p, 249 weight class) and Darko Milicic (ranked 3604 p4p, 410 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darko Milicic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milicic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Milicic misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Milicic avoids it well.
Milicic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Milicic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milicic fails to land the takedown.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milicic tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milicic misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milicic looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Milicic misses with a combination
and Milicic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Milicic.
Milicic digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milicic counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Milicic throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
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!
Milicic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Milicic. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Milicic's head back.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milicic scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mario Diaz has been cut.
Milicic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milicic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milicic looks winded!
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Milicic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz moves out of range as Milicic strikes.
Diaz scores with a jab. Milicic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milicic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Milicic seems unphased.
Diaz feints a jab promting Milicic to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Milicic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Milicic slips the punch.
Milicic slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Milicic shoots in.
Mario Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Milicic.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Milicic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milicic misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Milicic.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milicic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands with a hook. Milicic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Milicic backs away looking to recover.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Milicic.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Milicic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Milicic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milicic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Milicic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milicic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Milicic thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Milicic backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Milicic does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Milicic.
Milicic is breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milicic.
As Diaz backs off Milicic throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Mario Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milicic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milicic lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milicic.
Milicic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milicic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Milicic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mario Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milicic throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milicic throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Milicic swinging wildly here.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Milicic misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milicic thinking.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Milicic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milicic.
Milicic is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Milicic throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Milicic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Milicic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milicic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Milicic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Milicic misses with a hook.
Diaz feints a jab promting Milicic to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Milicic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milicic can do to turn this around?
Diaz swings for the body but Milicic moves out of range.
Milicic throws a counter combo.
Milicic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Milicic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Milicic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz darts in and clinches Milicic up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Milicic momentarily.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milicic throws out the jab.
Milicic tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Milicic avoids it well.
Milicic throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz gets caught napping as Milicic dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milicic throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Milicic against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Milicic.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milicic.
Milicic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milicic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicic swinging wildly here.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milicic lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Diaz backs off Milicic throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Milicic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Milicic stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Milicic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Milicic ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Milicic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Milicic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz cracks Milicic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Milicic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Milicic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz wriggles free and stands up.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Milicic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Milicic moves out of range.
Milicic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Milicic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz tries to move into range but Milicic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Milicic avoids it well.
Milicic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milicic!
Diaz tests Milicic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milicic was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Milicic avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Milicic avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Milicic misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milicic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Milicic backing up. Milicic nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Milicic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milicic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Milicic misses the shot to the body.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Milicic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milicic avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Milicic unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Milicic's hands.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Milicic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milicic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Milicic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Milicic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Milicic does no damage.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Milicic avoids nicely.
Milicic moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Milicic avoids it well.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milicic misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz scores with a one two! Milicic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Milicic with a hook.
Milicic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milicic misses with a hook.
Diaz slips a jab from Milicic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to bum rush Milicic with a series of wild strikes but Milicic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milicic circles away quickly and effectively.
Milicic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milicic misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Milicic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milicic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Milicic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milicic tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Milicic avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milicic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Milicic misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Milicic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a right hand that Milicic ducks under and follows up with a left that Milicic also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz had his way with Darko Milicic in that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Milicic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz throws Milicic to one side and escapes!
Milicic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Milicic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Milicic avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Milicic.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
No joy there for Milicic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milicic misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Milicic manages to avoid it.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Milicic scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Milicic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Milicic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Milicic back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Milicic misses with a series of wild punches.
Milicic slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Milicic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milicic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Milicic on that attempt.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Milicic needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Milicic misses with a wild combination.
Milicic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Milicic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Milicic ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diaz tries to bum rush Milicic with a series of wild strikes but Milicic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Milicic shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Mario Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Milicic.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Milicic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Milicic misses with the combination.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Milicic avoids it well.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Milicic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
Milicic lands a head shot.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Milicic's ribs.
Milicic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Milicic works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milicic jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Milicic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Darko Milicic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milicic cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Milicic throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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