Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PF22 Bundy v Krieg
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Teodor sprawls well.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teodor throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Teodor with a nice calf kick.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Teodor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Teodor.
Teodor fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Teodor circles away.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teodor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Teodor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Teodor is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Teodor.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Teodor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz has Teodor pressed against the cage, preventing Teodor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Teodor controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is trying to hold Teodor in close to prevent damage but Teodor has managed to pass into half guard.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Teodor wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet. #T2#
Teodor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, Teodor has passed into half guard.
Teodor is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teodor is working away from the top position though.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Teodor is controlling well. #SU2#
Teodor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Teodor tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Teodor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Diaz clinches up with Teodor and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Teodor avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Teodor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atanase Teodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teodor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Teodor is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teodor loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Teodor on his heels. He'll look to pass Teodor's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Teodor keeps moving.
Teodor keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
Teodor is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Teodor keeps moving.
Teodor pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Teodor is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atanase Teodor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Teodor misses with a looping right.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Teodor pushes him off.
Teodor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teodor swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Teodor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teodor misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Teodor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teodor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Teodor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Teodor cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teodor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Teodor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teodor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teodor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Teodor responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teodor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teodor misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz. #T2#
Teodor misses with an elbow over the top.
Teodor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Teodor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Teodor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Teodor prevents it. #BC2#
Teodor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Teodor circles away.
Teodor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz checks a low kick from Teodor.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teodor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Teodor keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teodor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Teodor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Teodor circles away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atanase Teodor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab from Teodor.#TD#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.#T4#
Diaz is controlling the pace.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Teodor is defending the position.
Teodor wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Teodor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atanase Teodor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Teodor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teodor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teodor connects with a body shot.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teodor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Teodor.
Teodor throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teodor.
Teodor looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T1#
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teodor throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Teodor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz closes the distance but Teodor moves to the side
and Teodor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teodor throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Teodor throws a head kick that misses.
Teodor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Teodor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Teodor throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Teodor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Teodor circles away and keeps his distance.
Teodor thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Teodor is having none of it.
Teodor keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Teodor. #T3#
Teodor looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Teodor is avoiding it.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Teodor knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Diaz forces Teodor back against the cage and clinches.
Teodor is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Teodor into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Teodor.
Teodor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teodor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Teodor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Atanase Teodor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Teodor is defending well.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teodor gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T4#
Teodor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Diaz pulls Teodor into guard.
Teodor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teodor's guard. #REVR#
Teodor being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz trying to control but Teodor is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atanase Teodor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teodor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atanase Teodor!
A relieved looking Atanase Teodor 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: BFC 5: Diaz vs. Norman
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Norman throws a head kick that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norman's guard.
Norman being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Norman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norman manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Norman's guard. #ES2#
Norman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Norman lands a high kick! #TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Diaz is really struggling to control Norman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Norman wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it. #T1#
Norman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norman! But no joy.
Norman misses with a straight right. #TD#
Diaz shoots in and bounces Norman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Norman has his feet on Diaz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD#
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB#
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Norman is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is dominant here and he's now got Norman's back!#T2##SUB#
Norman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Diaz.
Norman trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now. #SUB#
Norman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Norman is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Norman has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T3#
Norman wants to get back to his feet. #ES2#
Norman is trying to shake Diaz off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Diaz won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Norman misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
William Norman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Norman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norman misses with a low kick.
Norman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Norman's leg but Norman calmly moves out of range.
Diaz tries to bum rush Norman with a series of wild strikes but Norman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Diaz backs off Norman throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Norman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!#TD#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norman wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Norman has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Norman defends it well. #T4#
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norman is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Norman is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Norman is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
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 Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz won't allow Norman to get back to his feet.
Neal Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz 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.
Norman is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Norman has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Diaz won't allow Norman to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz prevents Norman from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Norman lands a jab to the nose.#T1##CL#
Diaz darts in and clinches Norman up against the cage.
Norman working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Norman.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Norman. #BC2#
Norman breaks from the clinch.
Norman tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Norman's half guard.
Diaz trying to control the action but Norman is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Norman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Norman back against the cage.#TD#
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Norman kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
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!#TD#
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Norman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Norman's guard.
Diaz stops Norman from standing up. #ES2#
Norman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T2##BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is keen to just control but Norman is a slippery customer.
Norman is trying to stand.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norman is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Norman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norman keeps working. #T3#
Diaz stops Norman from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Norman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #ES2#
Norman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Norman back against the cage.
Norman can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Norman misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Norman is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Norman kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
Norman is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Norman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Norman pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Norman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norman manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Norman's guard.
Norman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4##ES2#
Norman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Norman lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SU2#
Norman stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him. #CL#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Norman in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Norman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norman on the side of the head. #CL#
Norman gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch. #BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norman connects with a solid leg kick.
Norman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Norman gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Norman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SU2#
Norman stands and steps away. Diaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Diaz forces Norman back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Diaz manages to pull guard. #SUB#
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Norman uses it to pass to side control. #SU2#
Norman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T1#
Diaz moves out of range as Norman throws a body kick. #CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norman's elbow.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Norman presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz lands a nice elbow. #TD#
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Norman is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diaz stops Norman from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Norman manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL#
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land. #TD2#
Norman has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Norman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Norman manages to mount him! #T2#
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Norman maintains control.
Diaz regains half guard.#SUB#
Diaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Norman pushes past his half guard into mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount. #SU2#
Norman get's back to his feet.#T3#
Norman takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Norman throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Norman lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch. #TD#
Diaz has clasped his hands together around Norman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES2#
Norman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Norman in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Norman has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Norman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SU2#
Norman gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting. #CL#
Diaz forces Norman back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Norman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Norman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
William Norman seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Norman is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Norman.
I think Norman 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Norman!
A relieved looking William Norman 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: BFC 4/20: Diaz vs. Maneno 2
Date: Apr 20, 2020

#R1#
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.#CL#
Diaz clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD#
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Maneno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Maneno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get! #CL#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Maneno against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.#TD#
Diaz has clasped his hands together around Maneno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maneno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T1##SUB#
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maneno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #ES2#
Maneno throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL#
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Maneno.#BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.#CL#
Diaz moves into the clinch.#T2#
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maneno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maneno is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maneno is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard. #T3#
Maneno won't allow Diaz to pass to mount. #SUB#
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Maneno dodges it nicely.
Diaz stops Maneno from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maneno's half guard.#ES2#
Maneno has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Maneno back against the cage.#BC2#
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz dives in and grabs Maneno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maneno pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Maneno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Maneno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz tries to clinch there but Maneno circles away. #CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Diaz has picked Maneno up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Maneno makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maneno keeps the fight on the outside.
Maneno has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz wants to clinch but Maneno slips to the side
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Maneno misses.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Maneno keeps it at a distance.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneno circles away.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Maneno pushes him off.
Maneno lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Maneno throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.#T1#
Diaz throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Maneno keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Maneno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks. #TD#
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz is trying to keep Maneno in close. #T2##SUB#
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Maneno pushes his legs off easily.
Maneno has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from. #T3##SUB#
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Maneno pushes his legs off easily.
Maneno wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
Diaz tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Diaz forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Maneno keeps it at a distance.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiku Maneno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Maneno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Maneno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Maneno throws a good cross that connects.
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maneno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Maneno lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Maneno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Diaz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maneno jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Maneno lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.#CL#
Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz prevents Maneno from breaking the clinch.
Maneno prevents the takedown attempt. #BC2#
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Maneno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Maneno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Maneno is wriggling around trying to escape but Diaz has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Maneno taps out and Diaz picks up the big win! Great work there by Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neal Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Neal Diaz gave a big smile as he said 'Savage Goon, you’re taking everything I work for, motherfucker. I’m gonna fight your fucking ass. You know what the real fight—the real money fight—is: Me. Not these clowns that you already punked at the press conference. Don’t no one want to see that. You know you beat them already. Th'.

Event: BFC 1: Diaz vs. Maneno
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1##TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Maneno is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maneno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maneno is letting Diaz control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno is trying to buck Diaz off.#T1#
Diaz throwing strikes but Maneno manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maneno tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Maneno keeps moving and retains side control.
Maneno working away.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T2#
Maneno tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg. #SU2#
Maneno decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Maneno. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!#CL#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno can't break the clinch. #T3#
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maneno is defending well for now.
Diaz is trying to drag Maneno to the mat but Maneno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno blocks a jab.#CL#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch. #T4#
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.#TD#
Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diaz works to advance to full mount. Maneno defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to control but Maneno wriggling away.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maneno to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maneno shrugs it off.
Maneno wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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 Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Maneno tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maneno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range. #TD#
Maneno gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Maneno manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Maneno manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Maneno is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Maneno in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Maneno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maneno tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Diaz rushes Maneno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Maneno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Diaz has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Maneno's guard.
Maneno is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Maneno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Maneno defends it.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Maneno is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maneno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maneno keeps working.
Maneno tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T4#
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Diaz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diaz manages to end up in side control.#SUB#
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maneno is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Maneno blocks the move with his legs.
Diaz staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.#BC2#
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD#
Diaz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maneno regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maneno keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Maneno scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz feints a jab promting Maneno to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maneno slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Maneno pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maneno taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
Maneno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB#
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2##SUB#
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maneno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maneno is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Maneno!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno taking shots to the head.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet. #T3##SUB#
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Maneno has managed to escape the submission attempt. #ES2#
Maneno bucks up and throws Diaz to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maneno as he avoids it easily.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Diaz tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Diaz tries to bum rush Maneno with a series of wild strikes but Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maneno misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Maneno keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Diaz clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz dives in and grabs Maneno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maneno pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Neal Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maneno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neal Diaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: WPFA XIV: Active vs Larkin 2
Date: Feb 22, 2020

#R1#
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Princip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Princip pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Princip follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Princip catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Princip lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Princip misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Princip quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Princip is trying to stand up.
Princip is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T1#
Princip tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz takes his back!
Princip is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##ES2#
Princip manages to escape to his feet.
Princip misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Princip tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Princip manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Princip releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Princip fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Princip fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz tries to move into range but Princip moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Princip lands a two punch combo.
Princip lands a body shot.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Princip. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Princip dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Princip misses with a body shot.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Princip throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Princip, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Princip.
Princip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Princip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Princip scores with a nice head shot.
Princip lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Princip lands a head shot.#T4#
Princip with a jab.#TD#
Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Princip sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Princip is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Princip avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Princip looks like he's trying to stand up.
Princip won't allow Diaz to pass to mount. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Princip counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Princip forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Princip.
Diaz slips a straight right by Princip.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip with a jab.
Princip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Princip jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Princip as he connects with a hook.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz tries to clinch up but Princip circles away and keeps his distance.
Princip thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
A cross from Princip lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Princip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD#
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Princip's guard.
Princip is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Princip keeps moving.
Diaz won't allow Princip to get back to his feet.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Princip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz stops Princip from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Princip shows good takedown defense.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Princip lands with a cross. #T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Princip.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Princip follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Princip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Princip throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Princip gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Princip cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Princip.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Diaz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Princip regains guard immediately. #T3##ES2#
Princip pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Princip tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
Princip connects with a single shot there.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Princip connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Princip.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
Diaz moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Princip scores with a body shot.
Princip with a jab.
Princip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Princip connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Princip swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Princip lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Princip.
Princip scores with a hook.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Princip lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Princip.
Princip scores with a decent looking hook.
Princip lands a nice shot to the body.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Princip lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Princip misses.
Princip connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Princip keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Princip stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Princip lands with a good body shot.
Princip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Princip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Princip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Princip's corner calls for a 1-2. Princip obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Princip works Diaz's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Princip lands a right hook to the body.
Princip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Princip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Princip lands with a good body shot.
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.#CL#
Diaz gets a clinch.
Princip misses with a body punch. #TD#
Diaz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Princip can't fight it off and eventually Diaz manages to take the fight to the floor. Princip looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Princip manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Princip trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.#SU2#
Princip stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Princip stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Princip wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Princip dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Princip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Princip sprawls well.
Princip scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Princip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Princip works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Princip defends it nicely.#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Princip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
A cross from Princip lands.
Princip moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz tries to move into range but Princip moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Princip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Princip, as that shot connected.
Princip connects with a body shot.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Princip.
Princip moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Princip winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
Louis Princip decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WPFA XII: Macmacson vs Dan
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
The Human tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
The Human feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diaz sprawling to the canvas! Diaz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Human finish him?! #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from The Human as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
The Human working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
The Human lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The Human scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Human lands with a short shot to the head.
The Human misses with some punches.
The Human tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Human scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but The Human is controlling the position.
We've been informed that The Human has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
The Human scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
The Human lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Human.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The Human cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
The Human misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by The Human.
The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from The Human.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Human pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A jab from The Human misses. #KD2#
The Human lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. The Human waves Diaz back to his feet!
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The Human throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
Diaz is aggressively charging in as The Human backs up avoiding any damage. The Human tosses out a jab and Diaz runs right into it face first! Diaz is out cold! The Human dropped down on all fours and is barking in Diaz's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finn The Human!
Finn The Human decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WPFA X: New Years Bash
Date: Dec 31, 2019

#R1#
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz dives in and grabs Urameshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urameshi pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Urameshi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Urameshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urameshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Urameshi's guard.#T1#
Urameshi wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urameshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES#
Urameshi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Diaz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to drag Urameshi to the mat but Urameshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urameshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a right hand. #BC2#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Urameshi, which made it look bad.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Urameshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz. #T2#
Urameshi misses with a straight right.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Urameshi misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz stalling. #ES#
Urameshi kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urameshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Urameshi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Urameshi is blocking nicely.
Urameshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Urameshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.
Urameshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Urameshi has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz. #BC2#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Diaz dives in and grabs Urameshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urameshi pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Urameshi, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Urameshi against the cage but Urameshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Urameshi stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Urameshi is avoiding it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Urameshi circles away easily
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Urameshi as Diaz shoots in.#TD2#
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Urameshi is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Urameshi has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urameshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Diaz jumps guard but Urameshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz has Urameshi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Urameshi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urameshi tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Urameshi tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Urameshi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Urameshi pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice cross by Urameshi.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urameshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.#CL2#
Diaz forces Urameshi back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.#T1#
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.#CL2#
Diaz rushes Urameshi and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Urameshi. #BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Urameshi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Urameshi lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
A punch combination from Diaz misses. #CL2#
Diaz pushes Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz is leaning against Urameshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Urameshi pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Urameshi is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urameshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Madness Fright Night 16
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
Gellar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away. #TD#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Gellar defends it.
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.
Gellar trying to control here.
Gellar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz works his way into side control.
Diaz trying to control the position but Gellar is working away. #T1#
Gellar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Gellar blocks the move with his legs.
Gellar tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Gellar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gellar can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Gellar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gellar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gellar stops Diaz from passing to mount.
Gellar tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Gellar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gellar in particular looking to stall.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Gellar is controlling well.
Gellar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
Gellar trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Gellar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gellar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gellar wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gellar looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Gellar from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range as Gellar strikes.
As Gellar looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Gellar just gets out of the way.
Gellar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Gellar with a jab.#TD#
Diaz feints and as Gellar raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gellar tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Gellar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard. #REVB#
Gellar looking to pass the guard.
Gellar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gellar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gellar is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Gellar stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Gellar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Gellar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Gellar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gellar has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Gellar won't allow Diaz to sweep him here. #T3#
Gellar wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Gellar wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #SUB#
Gellar throws a sloppy strike and Diaz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gellar is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: Madness 22 Diaz vs Donde
Date: Nov 17, 2019

#R1#
Donde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donde wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donde. #CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Donde has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Donde controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Donde has passed into mount! Damn!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Donde maintains control.#T1#
Donde controlling the pace for now.
Donde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Donde has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Donde.#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 is squirming around, avoiding Donde's attempts to control the action.
Donde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz regains half guard.
Donde content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Donde slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Donde instigates a clinch. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Diaz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Donde can't fight it off and eventually Diaz manages to take the fight to the floor. Donde looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Donde working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Donde keeps moving. #SUB2#
Donde working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily. #SUB2#
Diaz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Donde has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Diaz is looking to defend but Donde has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Diaz! Donde pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Diaz taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raymond Donde!
After the fight, Raymond Donde was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Madness Insanity 11
Date: Nov 03, 2019

#R1#
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Malik Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Ali 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Ali .
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Ali 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2##TD2#
Diaz wants the takedown. Ali is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ali 's guard against the cage.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T3#
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ali 's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Diaz is looking for a kimura here. #T4#
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2##TD#
Ali closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ali lands in his opponent's guard.
Ali stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ali has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #SUB2#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ali looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali trying to control the position here.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Ali is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Ali 's guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3#
Ali trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Ali stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Diaz uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Ali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ali 's guard. #REVB##T4#
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali 's head.
Ali is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ali 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Diaz trying to control from Ali 's half guard. Ali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1#
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Ali is working away.
Ali is trying to stand. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ali is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Diaz gets caught napping as Ali dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.
Ali wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T3#
Diaz advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Diaz tries for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ali haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Ali denies him. #SUB2#
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Ali prevents Diaz from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz throws an elbow but Ali slips to the side and avoids it well.
Malik Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz prevents Ali from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Diaz!
A determined Neal Diaz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 8
Date: Oct 20, 2019

#R1#
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Dante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dante is looking to counter punch.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Dante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dante just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Dante and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Diaz is trying to trip Dante. He has hold of a leg but Dante is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diaz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dante is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Diaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T1#
Dante is looking to escape.
Dante is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.
Dante is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard. #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.
Dante pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dante throws a good cross that connects.
Dante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dante leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silvio Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz defending well as Dante loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Dante uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T3#
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dante.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Dante circles away.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD2#
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Dante has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Dante back against the cage.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dante is defending well for now.
Dante throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dante lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz blocking some punches. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dante.
A head punch on the inside from Dante fails to land.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Dante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Dante walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Dante sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz moves out of range as Dante strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Dante.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is trying to drag Dante to the mat but Dante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Dante dominated that round.
That's time! Dante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dante throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz shoots in but Dante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dante misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Dante down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Dante back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Dante is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante misses with a straight right.
Oh Dante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Diaz is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Dante is in big trouble! Diaz is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Dante. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Neal Diaz!
A determined Neal Diaz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: NSC 56:
Date: Sep 17, 2019

#R1#
Foote lands a head shot.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foote half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Foote.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foote lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Foote sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Foote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diaz is not content to let Foote control the position.
Foote is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foote 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Foote lands strikes from half guard.
Foote is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foote is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1##SUB#
Foote wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Foote wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
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.
Nice strikes from Foote there.
Foote has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Foote lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz trying to control but Foote postures up. #SUB#
Foote is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T2#
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Foote slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Foote defends easily.
Foote trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelby Foote dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Foote throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Foote manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Foote trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Foote is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foote trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foote looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Diaz working for a triangle but Foote defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control the position. #T1#
Foote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foote stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.#SUB2#
Diaz has his foot on Foote's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foote works his way back into a safe position though.
Foote throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foote's guard. Nice move by Diaz!#REVB#
Foote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz won't allow Foote to sweep him here.
Diaz advances position into side control!#T2#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Foote tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foote might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foote is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
Foote is looking to get to half guard.
Foote is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foote tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Foote is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shelby Foote will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Foote closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foote looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Foote has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foote lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz has hold of Foote's hands but Foote slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Foote moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foote punishing his opponent with strikes.
Foote raining down shots from the mount!#T1#
A nice elbow there by Foote.
Foote trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foote lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?#SUB#
Foote swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Diaz is now in Foote's guard. A big mistake from Foote there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB#
Foote is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Foote extends and breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Foote.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shelby Foote!
Shelby Foote made sure to mention his sponsor, Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: NSC 49: McDonald vs Tatum
Date: Aug 20, 2019

#R1##TD#
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Megalos's guard.
Vasilios Megalos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Megalos is keeping the position.
Megalos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Megalos is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Megalos keeps moving. #SUB2#
Megalos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to control but Megalos is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Megalos's guard.
Megalos has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Diaz passes Megalos's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Megalos is looking to improve his position.
Megalos is controlling Diaz's trapped leg to prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Megalos is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Megalos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Megalos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Megalos wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Megalos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Megalos.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Megalos throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Megalos.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Megalos avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz slips a jab from Megalos.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Megalos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Megalos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover. #TD#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Megalos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Megalos controlling the position well.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Megalos is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up. #T1#
Megalos is concentrating on defense, preventing Diaz from advancing position.
Megalos trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Megalos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Megalos is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T2#
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Megalos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz tries to control but Megalos wriggling away. #SUB#
Diaz has hold of Megalos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Megalos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Megalos tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Megalos is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Neal Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Megalos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Megalos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Megalos wants it to stay on the feet.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megalos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Megalos is having none of it.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz shoots in but Megalos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Megalos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Megalos clinches.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Diaz wants the takedown. Megalos is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Megalos's guard against the ropes.
Megalos is wriggling around but Diaz manages to pass to half guard. #T1##REVB#
Diaz is thwarting Megalos's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megalos can do to turn this around?
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Megalos trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Megalos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Megalos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Megalos tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg. #T2#
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Megalos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Megalos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Megalos defends the submission attempt.
Neal Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Neal Diaz!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Neal Diaz!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Neal Diaz!

Neal Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Neal Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Partridge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Partridge working away.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Partridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Partridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Diaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Partridge should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Diaz has tightened it up now! Partridge should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neal Diaz!
A very excited looking Neal Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2019

#R1#
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Diaz counter with a right hand. #TD#
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full 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.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee being controlled for a moment. #T1#
Diaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Diaz is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lee is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Viv shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Viv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viv's hands.#CL#
Viv gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Viv takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Viv stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Viv is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viv defends well.#SUB#
Viv got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Viv has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Viv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Viv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viv postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Viv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Viv stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Viv looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2#
Diaz is looking to pass Viv's guard but actually Viv recovers to full guard.
Viv looking for a sweep. Not yet Viv, not yet.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Viv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viv working a defensive guard here.
Viv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz is trying to keep Viv in close. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viv defends well.#T3##SUB#
Diaz has his foot on Viv's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Viv works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Viv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Viv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viv is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Viv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viv defends well.#SUB#
Viv got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Viv has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Viv stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Viv slips an elbow through the middle.
Viv lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Viv scoring with some ground and pound.
Viv looking to pass the guard.
Viv is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viv passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Viv working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Viv looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Viv stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viv lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viv backwards. #TD#
Diaz successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viv is aware though and is defending well.
Viv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Viv 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#
Diaz has his foot on Viv's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Viv works his way back into a safe position though.
Viv chips away with some ground and pound.
Viv throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Viv is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz has his hands on Viv's head, controlling the position.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Viv wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Viv is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viv works his way to full guard. Good work.
Viv trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viv can do to turn this around?
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz trying to control but Viv is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Viv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz advances position into side control!
The referee asks Diaz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diaz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diaz trying to control the position but Viv is working away.
Diaz looking to control but instead Viv has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#SUB#
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Viv is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz trying to control the action but Viv is working from the bottom.
Viv is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Viv keeps moving. #T3#
Diaz pushes down on Viv's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Viv doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard. #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.#SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Viv is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to control but Viv is working from the bottom.
Viv looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Viv is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz pushes down on Viv's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Diaz clinches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Viv.
Viv makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Viv's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Viv scoring with some ground and pound.
Neal Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz controls Viv momentarily but Viv frees himself.
Viv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Viv cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.#ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#T1#
Viv lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Viv decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get! #CL#
Diaz clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Viv has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Viv gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diaz controlling Viv's posture.
Viv works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Viv gets to his feet and stands over Diaz, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Diaz felt that one! Viv unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Diaz from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chosu Viv!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 12, 2019

#R1##CL#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Diaz. #TD#
Diaz pulls Cunningham into guard.
Diaz pulls Cunningham in close to his closed guard and prevents Cunningham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cunningham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is pushing down on Cunningham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cunningham is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Cunningham is defending well.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cunningham!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cunningham tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Diaz is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cunningham is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cunningham flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Diaz anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cunningham and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Diaz slips an arm under Cunningham chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Diaz has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Diaz is squeezing on Cunningham like an anaconda would it's prey. Cunningham fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neal Diaz!
After winning the bout, Neal Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ADWGC 8
Date: Mar 10, 2019

Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Blake Wightman (ranked 15180 p4p, 553 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 3102 p4p, 341 weight class). Wightman comes to the cage accompanied by BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

178 cm
36 yrs
165 lbs

183 cm
29 yrs
155 lbs

Wightman

Diaz

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Blake Wightman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Wightman clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Wightman to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Wightman tries to pass.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Diaz working for a triangle but Wightman defends it easily.
Wightman stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Wightman postures up.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Wightman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wightman wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Wightman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Wightman tries to pass.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Wightman from controlling successfully.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wightman defends well.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling Wightman's posture.
Wightman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wightman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz controls Wightman momentarily but Wightman frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wightman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz trying to control the position.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wightman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wightman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wightman preventing the sweep.
Wightman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wightman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wightman postures up.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Wightman has moved into half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Wightman is controlling well.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wightman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz is not content to let Wightman control the position.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Wightman is controlling well.
Wightman is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wightman content to control rather than advance.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wightman pulls his head out easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is controlling Wightman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wightman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wightman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wightman continues to stall.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wightman pulls his head out easily.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Wightman postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wightman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wightman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wightman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wightman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wightman defends well.
Wightman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has his foot on Wightman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wightman works his way back into a safe position though.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Wightman from controlling successfully.
Wightman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Wightman postures up.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wightman content to stall in guard here.
Wightman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wightman (3) vs (0) Diaz
A lull in the action here as Wightman stalls from top position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Wightman just content to control the position.
Diaz prevents Wightman from moving into mount.
Diaz regains half guard.
Wightman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wightman manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wightman (3) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Wightman keeps moving.
Diaz stands and throws Wightman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wightman (3) vs (5) Diaz

Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wightman is defending well.
Wightman is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Wightman wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz laying and praying for a moment but Wightman takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Wightman defends it.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Wightman (3) vs (8) Diaz

Diaz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wightman has worked his arm free - good work by Wightman!
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls the position from side control.

Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wightman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wightman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Wightman!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wightman (5) vs (8) Diaz

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wightman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wightman looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wightman wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Wightman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls Wightman in close to his closed guard and prevents Wightman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wightman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wightman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Wightman tries to pass.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wightman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wightman wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is pulling down on Wightman's head to control his posture.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wightman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wightman wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diaz wins on points by 8 to 5.
After winning the bout, Neal Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Blake Wightman spoke after the fight, saying 'He was a great fighter I just hope that he doesn't befall some unlucky accident with a shoebox!'.

Event: KOFC 116 - Fett vs Andreev
Date: Jul 29, 2018

#R1#
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Zulu does no damage.
Zulu throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Zulu against the cage.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Zulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Zulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zulu.#CL#
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu prevents a body shot from Diaz. #T1#
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Zulu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Zulu.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Zulu.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Zulu stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Zulu is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him. #T2##SUB#
Zulu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zulu has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.#SU2#
Zulu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulu.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zulu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Zulu slips the punch.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.
Zulu tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz slips under a jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Zulu scores with a hook to the body.#T4##TD#
Diaz pulls Zulu into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Zulu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Zulu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Zulu to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neal Diaz!
An out of breath Neal Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KOFC 114 - Fungus vs Murhaa 2
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Roshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Roshi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Roshi manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Roshi slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Roshi's shoulder, as Roshi tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Roshi.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Roshi is out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Roshi.
Roshi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roshi.
Roshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Roshi misses. #T1#
Roshi misses with a looping right.
Roshi looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roshi feints the counter takedown.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Roshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Roshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Roshi.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roshi. #TD#
Diaz successfully pulls guard. #T2##SUB#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roshi is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshi wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Roshi defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3##SUB#
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz stops Roshi from getting back to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz prevents Roshi from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Roshi.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Roshi counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Roshi wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Roshi 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 struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Diaz passes to full mount!
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshi can do to turn this around?
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2##SUB#
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roshi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Roshi, under a barage of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz looking to control but Roshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action. #T3##SUB#
Diaz has control of Roshi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roshi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roshi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roshi is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz tries to control but Roshi wriggling away.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Diaz dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Roshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Roshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz works the jab nicely.#T1#
Roshi misses with a hook.
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Roshi blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roshi throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master Roshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roshi can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Roshi blocking some punches.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Roshi has him pressed against the cage.
Roshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.#T3#
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roshi at a distance.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Roshi.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roshi.
Roshi looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Roshi.
Diaz digs a good hook to Roshi's body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Roshi is avoiding it.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Roshi moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roshi. #T4#
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neal Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Roshi 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.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Roshi.
Diaz staying out of range there.#CL#
Roshi tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz jumps guard but Roshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz has Roshi pressed against the cage, preventing Roshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neal 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Diaz!
A very excited looking Neal Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Gladiators 49 Jawbreak v Money
Date: Sep 22, 2017

#R1#
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Fitzpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Diaz clinches up with Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
We've been told by Fitzpatrick's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice strike.
Fitzpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fitzpatrick with a body shot.#T1#
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Diaz forces Fitzpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzpatrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Diaz gets control of Fitzpatrick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to keep Fitzpatrick in close. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Fitzpatrick tries to pass. #T2#
Fitzpatrick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Diaz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fitzpatrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Diaz.
Fitzpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Fitzpatrick's head to control him but Fitzpatrick postures up.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Fitzpatrick sits in half guard.
Fitzpatrick wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fitzpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fitzpatrick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fitzpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fitzpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Fitzpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Fitzpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A combination from Fitzpatrick does no damage.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Fitzpatrick blocks a jab.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a counter combo.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzpatrick's shoulder, as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws a body punch but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzpatrick. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz is looking to clinch. #T1#
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Fitzpatrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Fitzpatrick jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Fitzpatrick's belly button to the back.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Fitzpatrick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook.
Fitzpatrick sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Fitzpatrick working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards. #BC#
Fitzpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Diaz rushes Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Fitzpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands the left hand.#T3#
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Francis Fitzpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzpatrick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Fitzpatrick punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses the jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Fitzpatrick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Francis Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz punishes Fitzpatrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzpatrick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.#CL2#
Diaz forces Fitzpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzpatrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards. #BC#
Fitzpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Diaz jabs at Fitzpatrick's body.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Fitzpatrick gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzpatrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz keeps control of Fitzpatrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neal Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzpatrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fitzpatrick as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3#
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fitzpatrick works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Francis Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzpatrick slips under a jab.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter punch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitzpatrick's head backwards.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzpatrick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzpatrick thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Fitzpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francis Fitzpatrick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzpatrick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Gladiators 46 Wills Jr v Zulu
Date: Sep 01, 2017

#R1#
Carnevore looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range. #CL#
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Carnevore misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Diaz pushes a forearm under Carnevore's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Carnevore is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: KOFC 61 - Von Erich vs Skinner
Date: Aug 12, 2017

#R1#
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hogan drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Hogan with an uppercut!#CL2#
Hogan gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Hogan 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.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hogan's head.#CL2#
Diaz rushes Hogan and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Diaz pulls guard. #T1##SUB2#
Diaz has his feet on Hogan's thighs here. He's pushed Hogan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hogan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Swish Hogan spoke after the fight, saying 'Its ok I'm good nice work samy had lots of fun I started lately this season and defeated harry balls who was undefeated wid 16-0 rec but I'll bounce back again ty all.'.

Event: KOFC 55 - Obama vs Sobis
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honey scores with a body shot.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honey lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Honey misses its intended target.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Honey shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Honey in a clinch. #BC#
Honey manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Honey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Honey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honey doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a hook
and Honey counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Honey with a hook.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Honey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Honey misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Honey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Honey's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Honey throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#T2#
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Honey counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a body punch but Honey moves out of range.
Honey misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Honey tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Honey.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Honey lands with a light punch inside. #TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Honey wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.#T3##SUB2#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honey is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honey manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Honey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honey controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #SUB2#
Diaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Honey dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honey tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Diaz working for a triangle but Honey defends it easily.
Honey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honey defends it easily.
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Hugh Honey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot by Diaz.
Honey misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Honey staying out of range there.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Honey counters with a nice uppercut.
Honey misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes a swing at Honey's ribcage but misses.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Honey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Honey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honey ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz cracks Honey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Honey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Honey is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Honey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Honey's head but Honey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Honey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honey under the eye.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Honey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey. #T2#
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Honey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Honey gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honey tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Good body shot from Honey.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Honey. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Honey.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz works on Honey's body with a couple of short punches.
Honey trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honey into the cage.
Honey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Diaz pulls guard successfully.
Honey trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Honey showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Honey has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Honey manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz gets back to half guard.#T4##SUB2#
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Honey controlling the action here.
Honey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
Honey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Honey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Honey will probably get the nod.
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#
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Honey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Honey connects with a single shot there.
Honey lands a jab to the head.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz punishes Honey's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Honey does no damage.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honey walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Honey's head but Honey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honey misses the shot to the body.
Honey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Honey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Honey digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Honey tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Honey.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Honey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz works Honey's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Honey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Honey misses its target.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Honey slips the punch.
Honey throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Honey cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz stuns Honey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honey.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Honey counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Diaz tries to clinch but Honey moves away
and Honey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Honey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Honey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
letting Honey counter with a right hand.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Honey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Honey duly obliges.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Honey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29

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

Event: Midget KT Tourney Rd 2
Date: Jun 07, 2017

#R1#
A big right from Dux misses.
Diaz throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Dux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Dux misses.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Dux counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Dux.#T1#
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Dux slips a straight right by Diaz.
Dux lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Dux has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Dux tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Dux back against the ropes.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dux misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Dux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Dux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike. #T2#
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Dux avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.
Dux throws a head punch that misses.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Dux.
Dux misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Dux.
Dux lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
Dux is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Frank Dux is winning the standup battle so far.
Dux throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dux throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux lands a nice shot to the body.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dux avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Dux moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A quick step to the side and Dux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Dux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Dux looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Dux misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Dux throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dux in his tracks.
Diaz 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Dux's head back.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Dux takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses with a straight left. #T2#
Diaz punishes Dux's body with a nice straight punch.
Dux misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Dux.
Dux scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Dux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Dux had a free shot at his head there.
Dux misses with a straight right.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dux throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Dux does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A swing and a miss from Dux.
Dux looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dux.
A punch lands to the side of Dux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Dux moved out of range.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected. #ROC2#
Dux is rocked!
Diaz digs a good body shot into Dux's ribs.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz cracks Dux with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dux is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dux is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Dux could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Midget KT Tourney Rd 1
Date: May 17, 2017

#R1#
Superboy Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Superboy Jr throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Superboy Jr defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Superboy Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Diaz forces Superboy Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Superboy Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
A right handed body shot lands from Superboy Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Superboy Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Superboy Jr working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz. #T1#
Superboy Jr misses with some punches.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Superboy Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Superboy Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Superboy Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Superboy Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz pushes Superboy Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Superboy Jr misses with the head strike.
Superboy Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Superboy Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Superboy Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Superboy Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz slips under a jab from Superboy Jr.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Superboy Jr counter with a right hand.
Superboy Jr moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz works Superboy Jr's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Superboy Jr misses with the combination.
Superboy Jr misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Superboy Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Superboy Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Superboy Jr moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Superboy Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz slips under a jab from Superboy Jr.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
The fighters circling - Superboy Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Superboy Jr.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Superboy Jr slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Superboy Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Superboy Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz clobbers Superboy Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Superboy Jr avoids it with no problem.
Superboy Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Superboy Jr blocks a jab.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Superboy Jr throws out the jab.
Superboy Jr misses with an uppercut.
Superboy Jr sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Superboy Jr avoids it this time.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Superboy Jr.#T1#
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Superboy Jr with a nice cross.
Superboy Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Superboy Jr lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Superboy Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Superboy Jr slips the punch.#CL2#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Superboy Jr in a clinch.
Superboy Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Superboy Jr takes a shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neal Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Superboy Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Superboy Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Superboy Jr blocks an uppercut.
Superboy Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Superboy Jr.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Superboy Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Superboy Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Superboy Jr tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Superboy Jr back against the ropes.
Superboy Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Superboy Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Superboy Jr controls his hands.
Superboy Jr working aggressively here.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Superboy Jr controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr working aggressively here.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Korean Superboy Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Superboy Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Superboy Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Superboy Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Korean Superboy Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Superboy Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Superboy Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Superboy Jr - just one landing.
Superboy Jr tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Superboy Jr stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Superboy Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Superboy Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T1#
Superboy Jr avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Superboy Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Superboy Jr avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Superboy Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Superboy Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Superboy Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Superboy Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Superboy Jr jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Superboy Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Superboy Jr lands with a good body shot.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Superboy Jr digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Superboy Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Superboy Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Superboy Jr throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Superboy Jr missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Superboy Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Superboy Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz slips under a jab.
A big right from Diaz misses.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Superboy Jr. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz moves out of range as Superboy Jr strikes.
A cross from Superboy Jr lands.
Superboy Jr defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Superboy Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Superboy Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Superboy Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Superboy Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Korean Superboy Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Superboy Jr 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korean Superboy Jr!
A very excited looking Korean Superboy Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: KOFC 44 - Karelin vs Sionis
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Diaz jabs Crusher right on the nose. Crusher blinks but takes it well.
Crusher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
A jab from Crusher misses.
Crusher avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Crusher looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Crusher with a nice cross.
Crusher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crusher throws out the jab.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Crusher.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crusher lands a jab.
Crusher looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Crusher connects with a body shot.
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!
Crusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Crusher clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz tries to break free but Crusher pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#T1#
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 Crusher walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz stuns Crusher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Crusher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Crusher back into the cage.#TD2#
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Crusher to the mat. #SUB2#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crusher is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crusher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Crusher defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Crusher is posturing up here but Diaz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Crusher tries to roll out but it's too tight and Crusher has to tap! Slick submission there by Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: KOFC 38 - Jones vs Gomez
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Sousa avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Sousa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Sousa counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Sousa trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is controlling Sousa's posture.
Sousa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Sousa wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #SUB#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sousa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sousa is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz seems keen to control Sousa's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Sousa misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Sousa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Sousa blocks a jab.
Diaz throws a hook but Sousa avoids it easily.
Sousa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Neal Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sousa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sousa scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Sousa lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Sousa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sousa.
Sousa slips under a jab from Diaz.
It seemed like Sousa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sousa swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Sousa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sousa scores with a nice right hand.
Sousa scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target. #T4#
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sousa.
Sousa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Sousa throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sousa throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Sousa lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sousa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz swings for the body but Sousa moves out of range.
Sousa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz takes a swing at Sousa's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sousa! But no joy.
Sousa throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Sousa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sousa scores with a decent looking hook.
Sousa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sousa thinking.
Sousa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Sousa.
Diaz misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Sousa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.#SUB#
Sousa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sousa looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Sousa avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T1#
Sousa wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Sousa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sousa looking to pass the guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Sousa wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sousa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sousa keeps working. #SUB#
Diaz is working for an americana but Sousa has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Diaz was thinking about the submission.#T3#
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sousa looking to control.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
Sousa trying to control the position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Sousa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sousa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sousa tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sousa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sousa misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sousa.
Sousa slips under a jab.
Sousa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sousa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sousa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Sousa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sousa connects with a single shot there.
Sousa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Sousa counters with a right hand to the body.
Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sousa lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sousa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Sousa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Sousa's head but Sousa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sousa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Sousa. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz throws the left hand but Sousa avoids the punch easily.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Sousa.
Sousa misses with a straight right.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sousa throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Sousa saw that one coming.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Sousa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sousa digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sousa misses with a body shot.
Sousa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Sousa punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Sousa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Sousa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz slips under a jab from Sousa.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sousa scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sousa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT#
It looks like Joao Sousa has been cut.
Sousa scores with a punch to the head.
Sousa with a jab.
Joao Sousa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Diaz swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Sousa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!#SUB#
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sousa defends well.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #SUB#
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Sousa to get to half guard.
My spies in Urban Achievers inform me that Sousa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Sousa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sousa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Sousa!
During a confident post fight interview, Joao Sousa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KOFC 32 - Diehard vs Mazzola
Date: Mar 15, 2017

#R1#
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is trying to stall.
Henry blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry is trying to stall. #T1#
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry looking to stall.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henry into the cage.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Henry.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Henry tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Henry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#
Henry is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Michael Henry has been cut.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Henry is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz dips a shoulder and cracks Henry with a mighty uppercut! Henry falls back against the cage and Diaz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Henry is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Diaz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: KOFC 25 - Kruiz vs Grice
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Butcher closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz cracks Butcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Butcher sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Butcher avoids it this time.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz pushes Butcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butcher.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T1#
Diaz blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action. #TD#
Butcher gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Butcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Butcher wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Butcher is proving a slippery customer.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz is trying to keep Butcher in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz has control of Butcher's left arm, preventing Butcher from doing any damage.
Butcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butcher trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Diaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Butcher should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Diaz has tightened it up now! Butcher should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: KOFC 15 - Diehard vs Rackham
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1#
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wagner. Wagner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Wagner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Wagner misses with the combination.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Wagner throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Wagner scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Wagner.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wagner with a body shot.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Wagner. #T1#
Wagner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Diaz swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wagner, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz works on Wagner's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Wagner is rocked!
Diaz lands a right hand.
Oh Wagner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz dips a shoulder and cracks Wagner with a mighty uppercut! Wagner falls back against the cage and Diaz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wagner is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Diaz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Diaz!
A relieved looking Neil 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: KOFC 1 - First Blood
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Im Diaz misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Neil Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Im Diaz moves away from the strike by Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz lands with a right hand.
Im Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil Diaz moves away.
Neil Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Im Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neil Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Im Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Im Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Im Diaz digs a good body shot into Neil Diaz's ribs.
Im Diaz misses with a right hand
and Neil Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Im Diaz looks to throw the jab but Neil Diaz is out of range.
Neil Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Neil Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Neil Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Im Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Neil Diaz's head.
Neil Diaz connects with the punch.
Im Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Im Diaz.
As Im Diaz looks to move away, Neil Diaz throws a big counter combo but Im Diaz just gets out of the way.#T1#
Neil Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Im Diaz misses with a right hand
and Neil Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neil Diaz looks to throw the jab but Im Diaz is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Im Diaz misses.
A slow jab from Im Diaz misses its intended target.
Im Diaz misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Im Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Neil Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SU#
Neil Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Im Diaz scores with a body shot.
A jab from Neil Diaz misses.
It seemed like Im Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neil Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Im Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Im Diaz takes a swing at Neil Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Neil Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Im Diaz manages to avoid it.
Neil Diaz misses with a right hand
and Im Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Im Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Im Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Neil Diaz counter with a right hand. #T2#
Neil Diaz misses with a left hand
and Im Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Im Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Im Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Neil Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Im Diaz moves away.
Im Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Im Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neil Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Im Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Im Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neil Diaz misses with a hook. Im Diaz ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Im Diaz throws out the jab.
Im Diaz misses the jab.
Neil Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Im Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Im Diaz misses with a looping right.
Im Diaz misses with a straight left.
Neil Diaz throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Neil Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neil Diaz staying out of range there.
Neil Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Im Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neil Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neil Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Im Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil Diaz manages to avoid it.
Im Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Im Diaz misses the jab.
Neil Diaz slips a straight right by Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Im Diaz's head backwards.
Neil Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Im Diaz misses with an uppercut. Neil Diaz saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neil Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Im Diaz misses with an uppercut. Neil Diaz saw that one coming.
Im Diaz slips under a jab from Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Im Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Neil Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Neil Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Im Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Neil Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Im Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Neil Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Im Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Im Diaz blocking some punches.
Neil Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Im Diaz's elbow.
Im Diaz misses with the head strike.
Im Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Im Diaz misses with a body punch.
Neil Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Im Diaz lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Im Diaz's head.
Im Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Im Diaz.
Im Diaz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neil Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Im Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Im Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Im Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Im Diaz misses with a looping left.
Neil Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Im Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Neil Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Im Diaz at a distance.
Im Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Neil Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil Diaz misses with a body shot.
Neil Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Im Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neil Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Im Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Neil Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Im Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil Diaz throws a jab when Im Diaz was well out of range.
Im Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Im Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Im Diaz.
A slow jab from Im Diaz misses its intended target. #T1#
Neil Diaz moves out of range as Im Diaz strikes.
Im Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Im Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Neil Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Im Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Neil Diaz's belly button to the back.
Im Diaz throws a hook but Neil Diaz avoids it easily.
Neil Diaz defending well as Im Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Neil Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Im Diaz misses with a hook.
Im Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Im Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Im Diaz.
Nice straight punches there by Neil Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neil Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Im Diaz. Neil Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Neil Diaz missing with a left hand there. Im Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Neil Diaz misses with a hook. Im Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Im Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neil Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Neil Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Im Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Im Diaz. Neil Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Im Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neil Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Im Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Im Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neil Diaz lands with a hook. Im Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Im Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Im Diaz misses with a left hand
and Neil Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz misses with an uppercut. Neil Diaz saw that one coming.
Im Diaz slips a straight right by Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neil Diaz misses with a hook to the body
letting Im Diaz counter with a right hand.
Neil Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Im Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Neil Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Im Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Im Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Im Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Im Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil Diaz moves away.
Neil Diaz blocks a jab.
Im Diaz slips under a jab from Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws a hook but Im Diaz avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws out a loose jab but Im Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neil Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Im Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neil Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Neil Diaz scores with a nice right hand. #T4#
A big left from Im Diaz misses.
A lazy left from Neil Diaz finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Im Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Im Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Im Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Neil Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Neil Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Im Diaz.
Im Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neil Diaz slips a jab from Im Diaz.
Im Diaz staying out of range there.
Im Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Neil Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Im Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Neil Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neil Diaz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Im Diaz moves away from the strike by Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz slips under a jab from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz misses with an uppercut. Neil Diaz saw that one coming.
Im Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Im Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Neil Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz slips a jab from Im Diaz.
Im Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neil Diaz's head backwards.
A big right from Im Diaz misses.
Im Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neil Diaz swings for the body but Im Diaz moves out of range.
Neil Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Im Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil Diaz slips under a jab.
Neil Diaz misses with a looping left.
Im Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neil Diaz with a body shot.
Im Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Neil Diaz's shoulder, as Neil Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Im Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Neil Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Im Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neil Diaz cracks Im Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Neil Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Im Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neil Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Neil Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Im Diaz misses its intended target.
Neil Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Im Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Im Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil Diaz takes a swing at Im Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Neil Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Im Diaz missing with a left hand there. Neil Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Im Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Neil Diaz's leg but Neil Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Neil Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Im Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neil Diaz looks to throw the jab but Im Diaz is out of range.
Im Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Neil Diaz moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Neil Diaz misses the target.
Neil Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Neil Diaz throws a leg kick but Im Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Im Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Im Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neil Diaz stuns Im Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Im Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neil Diaz.
Neil Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Im Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neil Diaz misses with a looping left.
Im Diaz slips under a jab from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Neil Diaz slips the punch.
Im Diaz swings for the body but Neil Diaz moves out of range.
Neil Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Neil Diaz.
Im Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Neil Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Neil Diaz throws a body punch but Im Diaz moves out of range. #T3#
Neil Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Im Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Im Diaz.
Im Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neil Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Im Diaz misses its intended target.
Neil Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Im Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Im Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Im Diaz digs a good hook to Neil Diaz's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Im Diaz.
Im Diaz looks to throw the jab but Neil Diaz is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Im Diaz.
Neil Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Im Diaz is just out of range.
Neil Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Im Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4##TD2#
Im Diaz drives through with a takedown into Neil Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Im Diaz wants to control from the top but Neil Diaz keeps moving.
Im Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Im Diaz wants to control from the top but Neil Diaz keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Im Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Im Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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

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