Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Pulse 71 - Driver vs Sclounce
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Diaz clinches.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks. #T1#
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Aldo tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Aldo is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
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 fails to pull guard.
Diaz prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aldo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aldo defending against the ground and pound.
Diaz controls the position from side control.
Aldo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz. #T3#
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz takes a little break here. Aldo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz has control of an arm but Aldo manages to advance to Diaz's back!
Diaz breaks Aldo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Aldo being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Aldo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aldo is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo 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.
#R2#
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo scores with a head kick.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Aldo looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Pedro Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Aldo is looking to escape.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head. #T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Aldo.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Aldo leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Aldo lands a head kick!
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aldo throws a head kick that half lands. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.#TD#
Diaz pulls Aldo into guard.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Aldo trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #T2#
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Aldo is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Aldo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aldo sprawls and moves away.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aldo. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
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!
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Pedro Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!

Event: Pulse 66 - Devon vs Boyfriend
Date: Mar 18, 2017

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Crunch! Ikerson slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ikerson.#CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Ikerson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ikerson counters with a left and a right... And another left! Diaz is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ikerson!
Our winner, Mike Ikerson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Pulse 62 - Li vs The Refugee
Date: Feb 18, 2017

#R1#
Paul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Paul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Paul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Paul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paul thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Paul, which made it look bad.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lance Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Paul counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul works the jab nicely.
That kick from Paul tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Paul counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paul can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.
Paul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Paul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Paul gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Paul sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paul with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Paul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Paul counter with a right hand.
Paul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Paul as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz looks winded!#T2#
Paul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Paul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
It looks like Paul has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good exchange - Paul coming out on top.
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Paul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Paul closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Diaz! Paul dives in looking to finish! Diaz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Paul!

Event: Pulse 57 - Chonan vs Lee
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murakami! #CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.#TD#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Murakami is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murakami is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murakami avoid being mounted?#T1#
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Murakami's head.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murakami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz taking a breather here.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows. #T3#
Murakami takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murakami sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murakami takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Murakami stops Diaz from passing to mount.
Diaz cracks Murakami with a big elbow. #T4#
Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Murakami to see if he's OK.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murakami keeps working.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Murakami denies him.
Murakami managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz throwing strikes but Murakami manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #ES#
Diaz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Murakami keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Murakami looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diaz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Murakami misses with a double jab #TD#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murakami's head.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Murakami trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz is stalling here. Murakami is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diaz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Murakami has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Murakami trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami working the ground and pound but Diaz is defending the strikes. #T1#
Murakami working away.
Murakami wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Murakami working away.
Diaz has one of Murakami's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murakami sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Murakami with the ground and pound but Diaz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Murakami gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Murakami uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murakami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murakami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Murakami wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4##CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murakami fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murakami goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murakami avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Murakami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Murakami keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shin Murakami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Murakami looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well. #CL#
Diaz clinches up with Murakami and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murakami pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murakami but Murakami pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murakami is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Murakami takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murakami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Murakami gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Murakami from standing up.
Murakami wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #ES#
Diaz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murakami off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T2#
Nice sprawl there from Murakami as Diaz shoots in.#CL#
Diaz clinches.
Diaz taking a breather.#BC2#
Murakami breaks the clinch.
Murakami has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Murakami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Murakami forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murakami is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murakami blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Murakami wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T3#
Murakami stalls.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Murakami turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murakami is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murakami pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murakami lands a high kick! #CL2#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Murakami. Murakami maintains the clinch.
Murakami lands a knee to the body.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Murakami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4##TD2#
Murakami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
Diaz pulls Murakami in close to prevent any damage.
Murakami trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Murakami decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murakami misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch but Murakami is having none of it.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murakami sprawls well. Murakami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Murakami throws a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Murakami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murakami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Murakami!

Event: Pulse 53 - Rizal vs Ama
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
and McBarz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Diaz! He's just covering up as McBarz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby McBarz!
Bobby McBarz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Pulse 51
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson .#CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Henderson connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Diaz covering up! Henderson comes in with a big uppercut and Diaz goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benson Henderson !
An out of breath Benson Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Pulse 47
Date: Oct 22, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Delos Santos is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Delos Santos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz stops Delos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Delos Santos's hands, connecting with Delos Santos's forehead.#SUB2#
Delos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz. #T1#
Diaz trying to control the action but Delos Santos is working from the bottom.
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from standing back up.
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from improving his position.
Delos Santos trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from standing back up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Delos Santos gets full guard.
Delos Santos keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Delos Santos controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #SUB2#
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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz leaves Delos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Delos Santos pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.#T3#
Delos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not. #BC#
Delos Santos breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Delos Santos's guard.
Delos Santos is looking to stand back up but Diaz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Delos Santos. #REVR#
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Delos Santos is trying to control but can't.
Delos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Delos Santos is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delos Santos avoid being mounted?#T4#
Delos Santos is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Delos Santos has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Delos Santos wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz prevents Delos Santos from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Delos Santos throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks. #TD#
Delos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz tries to kick Delos Santos off but Delos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delos Santos wants to stand up but Diaz manages to regain full guard.
Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delos Santos throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delos Santos's guard. Nice move by Diaz!#REVB##T1#
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Delos Santos keeps moving.
Delos Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pedro Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delos Santos wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Delos Santos wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Delos Santos is having none of it.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Delos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Delos Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Delos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Delos Santos clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Delos Santos pulls Diaz into guard.
Delos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delos Santos controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #T4#
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Delos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delos Santos tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2#
Delos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Delos Santos dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Delos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delos Santos - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delos Santos. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Delos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.#CL#
Delos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Delos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delos Santos into the ropes.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delos Santos tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elton Delos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.
Nice takedown defense from Delos Santos. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Pedro Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Delos Santos has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Delos Santos.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##BC#
Delos Santos breaks the clinch.
Delos Santos leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Delos Santos leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Delos Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. #T2#
Delos Santos has Diaz flattened out and is raining down punches.
Delos Santos trying to control momentarily.
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Delos Santos is in full control for now. #T3##SUB#
Delos Santos working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Delos Santos is looking to control Diaz but Diaz is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB#
Delos Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #T4#
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.
A lull in the action here.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Diaz staying busy and making it hard for Delos Santos to control.
Diaz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elton Delos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elton Delos Santos!

Event: Pulse 42
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Stark rushes Diaz and presses him up against the ropes.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark fails to pull guard. #TD#
Diaz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Stark.
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been hearing that Diaz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz stalling away here and it's allowed Stark to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stark is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.#T1#
Diaz won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stark quickly recovers to half guard.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stark wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz. #T2#
Stark is trying to control but can't.
Stark gets back to full guard.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Stark wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Stark trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Stark tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz trying to control the pace. #T3#
Stark gets full guard.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Stark manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.#TD#
Diaz jumps guard.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.#T4#
Stark wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stark wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Stark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Stark closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stark lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stark prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stark sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Stark would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Diaz scores with a takedown into Stark's guard.
Diaz trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stark holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom. #T2#
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
Stark wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Stark has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Stark wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Stark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stark throws a strike but Diaz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T3#
Diaz wants to stand but Stark is controlling the position.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Stark trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #ES#
Diaz pushes Stark off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.#T4##CL2#
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #TD#
Diaz jumps guard.
Stark controlling from the top position.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Stark is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robb Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Stark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Diaz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD2#
Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Stark is going to stand back up.
Stark is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Diaz reverses the position - he's now on top in Stark's guard.
Stark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Stark stops Diaz from standing up.
Stark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stark lands a couple of elbows.
Pedro Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
Stark wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stark is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Stark wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stark manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Stark wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet. #T4#
Diaz prevents Stark from getting back to his feet.
Stark pulls Diaz in to control the position.
Diaz postures up.
Stark looking to control but Diaz passes into half guard.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark looking to control.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robb Stark.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pedro Diaz!
An out of breath Pedro Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Pulse 36
Date: Aug 06, 2016

#R1#
A head kick misses from Maeda. #CL2#
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Maeda.
Maeda trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maeda into the ropes.
Diaz lands a knee to the body. #BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Kichirou Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Maeda back into the ropes.#BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Maeda forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike.
Maeda is working Diaz over against the ropes.#BC2#
Diaz breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Diaz tries a body shot but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Diaz darts in and clinches Maeda up against the ropes.
Maeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz. #TD2#
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Maeda to the mat.
Maeda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maeda throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Maeda is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Maeda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maeda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maeda is proving hard to escape from.
Maeda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maeda is adopting a defensive guard.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Diaz won't allow Maeda to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maeda shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kichirou Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Maeda back into the ropes.#TD2#
Diaz pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz wants to stand but Maeda is controlling the position.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maeda controls the pace.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maeda cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maeda distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maeda cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Diaz looks winded!
Maeda is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Maeda rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Maeda shoots in.
Diaz throws a counter combo.#TD#
Maeda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.#ES2#
Diaz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL#
Maeda closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Maeda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maeda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maeda lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Maeda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T1#
Maeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maeda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maeda is controlling him well.
Maeda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maeda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Maeda landing a few strikes.
Maeda lands a nice forearm strike.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Maeda working the ground and pound.
Maeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working. #T2#
Maeda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Diaz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Maeda scoring with punches from side control.
Maeda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down. #ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Maeda scoring with strikes.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Maeda finish him?
Maeda landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda working the head with strikes.
Maeda is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maeda landing strikes.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda slows the pace down. #T3#
Maeda landing strikes.
Maeda scoring with punches and elbows.
Maeda lands a few punches from side control.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Maeda lands a strong strike to the head of Diaz. That's dazed him! Maeda looking to finish here. Diaz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Maeda lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kichirou Maeda!

Event: Pulse 31
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#KD#
Laranja lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Laranja thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Laranja gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Laranja finish him?
Diaz tries to clinch there but Laranja circles away.
Laranja appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz wants to clinch up but Laranja keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Laranja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Laranja tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Laranja drops back down to his feet.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renato Laranja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.
Laranja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laranja's efforts to push away.#T1#
Laranja misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laranja enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laranja manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laranja is on top in guard. #REVR#
Laranja chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz looks winded!
Laranja trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Laranja 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. #SUB#
Laranja drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Laranja off! Laranja jumps back into Diaz's guard. #T2#
Laranja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laranja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Laranja from controlling successfully.
Laranja stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laranja throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laranja is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Laranja is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Laranja has hold of Diaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Diaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Laranja cranks the arm and Diaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Diaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Renato Laranja!

Event: Pulse 27
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Irwan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Irwan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #TD#
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Diaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Irwan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Irwan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Irwan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU#
Diaz stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
Irwan fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Irwan, which made it look bad.
Irwan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwan lands a head shot.
Irwan lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Irwan connects with a body shot.
Irwan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irwan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Irwan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irwan scores with a nice right hand. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
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!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz wants to clinch up but Irwan keeps it at a distance.
Irwan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Irwan cracks Diaz's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Diaz slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Irwan can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rezafitra Irwan!
A victorious Rezafitra Irwan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Pulse 24
Date: May 14, 2016

#R1#
Kalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kalin, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kalin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalin is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalin avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kalin wants to get back to his feet.
Kalin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz throwing shots but Kalin is blocking nicely. #T1#
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Kalin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Kalin dodges it nicely.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kalin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz is thwarting Kalin's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Kalin's temple. #T2#
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kalin moves into full guard. #ES2#
Kalin kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Kalin drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes. #BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Kalin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalin at a distance. #T3#
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Pedro Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alper Kalin.
Kalin looks winded!#CL2#
Kalin drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Kalin prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Kalin has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Kalin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalin sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalin. #T4#
Crunch! Diaz slams his shin into Kalin's torso.#CL#
Diaz has Kalin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz feints a jab promting Kalin to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kalin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kalin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kalin misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Kalin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalin shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kalin wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz landing strikes.
Kalin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kalin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diaz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pedro Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kalin is breathing heavily.
Kalin taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes. #T1#
Kalin tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz is working Kalin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz cracks Kalin with a big elbow.
Kalin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalin to see if he's OK.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #ROC#
Kalin is rocked!#T2#
Diaz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kalin some visible discomfort.
Kalin is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz cracks Kalin with a big right hand but Kalin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Kalin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kalin tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Kalin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diaz scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kalin is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Diaz can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Diaz!
A relieved looking Pedro Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Pulse 20
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1##CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Diaz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard. #SUB2#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.#REVB#
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to stand. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Diaz landing strikes from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB2#
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Diaz defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Diaz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enzo Gracie!
Our winner, Enzo Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Pulse 16
Date: Mar 19, 2016

#R1#
Madarame works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Nice jab there from Madarame. #ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Madarame lands a hook that stumbles Diaz back into the ropes. Madarame follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Diaz to the canvas! Madarame pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Diaz has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ikkaku Madarame!
Ikkaku Madarame seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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