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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz de Vivar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clint Eastwood. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Lantz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz de Vivar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lantz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz de Vivar.
Lantz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Lantz as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lantz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz de Vivar throws a chopping leg kick but Lantz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Diaz de Vivar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz de Vivar throws the kick towards the body but Lantz avoids it.
Diaz de Vivar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar looks for the body kick but Lantz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantz misses with a body kick.
Diaz de Vivar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lantz circles away.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Lantz does no damage.
Diaz de Vivar connects with a solid leg kick.
Lantz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz de Vivar tries to bum rush Lantz with a series of wild strikes but Lantz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz de Vivar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Diaz de Vivar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lantz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz de Vivar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick but Lantz checks it.
Lantz misses with a straight left.
Lantz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lantz is out of range.
Lantz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz de Vivar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lantz misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz de Vivar lands a jab to Lantz's midsection.
Lantz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lantz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lantz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a low kick, right behind Lantz 's knee.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick that misses.
Lantz throws a push kick but Diaz de Vivar slaps the foot to one side.
Lantz moves out of range as Diaz de Vivar strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lantz avoids the head kick by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz de Vivar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lantz checks the leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz de Vivar tried to score with a low kick but Lantz checks it.
Lantz moves in looking to clinch but Diaz de Vivar pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz de Vivar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz de Vivar misses the jab.
Diaz de Vivar ducks right into an uppercut from Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a straight left.
Lantz moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but Lantz moves out of range easily.
Diaz de Vivar misses the shot to the body.
Diaz de Vivar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lantz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz de Vivar.
Lantz throws a looping overhand right but Diaz de Vivar ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz de Vivar. Lantz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lantz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lantz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz de Vivar can pounce on him.
Diaz de Vivar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz de Vivar.
Lantz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz de Vivar thumps Lantz with a low kick.
Diaz de Vivar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a looping right.
Diaz de Vivar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz de Vivar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lantz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lantz misses with the body kick
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a low kick, right behind Lantz 's knee.
Lantz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Lantz.
Lantz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lantz looks to land a left hand but Diaz de Vivar moved out of range nicely.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar fakes the leg kick and cracks Lantz in the body.
Diaz de Vivar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lantz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz de Vivar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar moves forwards but Lantz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz de Vivar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar misses the shot to the body.
Lantz misses with an uppercut. Diaz de Vivar saw that one coming.
Diaz de Vivar connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lantz checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz de Vivar throws a head kick but Lantz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lantz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz de Vivar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lantz throws out a loose jab but Diaz de Vivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lantz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar clinches but Lantz breaks the clinch
and Diaz de Vivar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hook to the side of Lantz's head but Lantz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz de Vivar jabs Lantz right on the nose. Lantz blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lantz staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lantz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lantz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lantz.
Lantz throws a looping overhand right but Diaz de Vivar ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz de Vivar moves into the clinch.
Lantz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lantz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz de Vivar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz de Vivar trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lantz.
Lantz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz de Vivar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lantz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lantz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lantz blocks a head kick by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lantz's sensitive parts.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz de Vivar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lantz counters with a series of strikes. Diaz de Vivar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lantz avoids the body shot from Diaz de Vivar.
Good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch
and Lantz counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Lantz misses its intended target.
Lantz cracks Diaz de Vivar with an open hand slap.
Lantz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Diaz de Vivar tenderised Lantz's leg. Lantz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lantz misses with the combination.
Lantz misses with a looping left.
Diaz de Vivar lands a jab to Lantz's midsection.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lantz was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lantz blocks a leg kick.
Lantz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lantz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lantz.
Lantz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick but Lantz checks it.
Lantz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lantz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lantz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lantz tries to pull guard but Diaz de Vivar holds him up against the cage and eventually Lantz drops back down to his feet.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Lantz.
Lantz stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lantz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Lantz.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick as Lantz jumps back.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to wear down Lantz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz de Vivar looks to throw the jab but Lantz is out of range.
Bob Lantz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz de Vivar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz de Vivar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lantz misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Diaz de Vivar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz de Vivar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lantz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lantz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz de Vivar 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
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