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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 6821 p4p, 519 weight class) and Leo Blanco Gracie (ranked 6284 p4p, 499 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye of the Tiger - Leo Moracchioli feat. Rob Lundgren. 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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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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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
7 - 8 - 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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Blanco Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie motions for Diaz to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Cain Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz darts in and clinches Gracie up against the ropes.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the ropes and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz darts in and clinches Gracie up against the ropes.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Leo Blanco Gracie has been cut.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Gracie throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
As Gracie looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Blanco Gracie's cut.
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.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cain Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Gracie shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Gracie catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Gracie throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz clinches.
Our sources have told us that Diaz has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie slips a jab from Diaz.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo Blanco Gracie's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Diaz catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Diaz sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leo Blanco Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cain Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Cain Diaz!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Cain Diaz!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Cain Diaz!
Cain Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Cain Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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