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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jesus Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hima Laya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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374 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Jesus Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hima Laya!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laya fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Laya pushes him off.
Diaz tries to clinch but Laya moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Laya is avoiding it.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laya.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Laya working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Laya has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laya tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Laya misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Laya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Laya. Laya maintains the clinch.
Laya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laya with a jab.
Laya tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laya blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Laya is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laya keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Laya wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Laya misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz clinches up with Laya and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Laya in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laya.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Laya fails to land with a series of punches.
Laya looks winded!
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Laya gets a clinch.
Laya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Laya against the cage.
Diaz has Laya pressed against the cage, preventing Laya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Laya is controlling him.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laya throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laya is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz gets through Laya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laya prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Laya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Laya tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Laya.
Laya is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Laya misses with a body kick.
Laya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laya lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Juan Jesus Diaz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laya slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Laya misses with a two punch combination.
Laya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Laya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Laya's belly button to the back.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Laya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Laya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laya throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laya.
Laya looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laya breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hima Laya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Jesus Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Laya.
Laya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laya dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Laya misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Laya lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Laya.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laya misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laya has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Laya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hima Laya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laya misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Laya avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Laya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laya slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a body punch but Laya moves out of range.
Laya looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Hima Laya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz forces Laya back against the cage and clinches.
Laya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Laya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz pushes Laya up against the cage in a clinch.
Juan Jesus Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz keeps control of Laya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Laya breaks the clinch.
Laya tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Laya connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Laya tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Laya throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laya throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laya working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Laya avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz presses Laya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laya backwards.
Diaz has Laya pressed against the cage, preventing Laya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laya prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz tries a body shot but Laya blocks it.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left and a right from Laya both land. Nice combination.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laya has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to push Laya away but Laya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Laya misses with a two punch combination.
Laya misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Layas head.
Laya is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laya backwards.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hima Laya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Jesus Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laya jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz rushes Laya and presses him up against the cage.
Laya breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Laya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laya lands with a nice body punch.
Laya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laya moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Laya scores with a four punch combination!
Laya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laya throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laya forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Laya controls the action.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Laya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Laya.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laya is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Laya into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laya wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Laya prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Laya breaks from the clinch.
Laya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Laya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laya taking a breather.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Laya's ribcage. Laya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Laya has the dominant position.
Laya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laya takes a shot to the head.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laya blocking some punches.
Laya manages to break the clinch.
Laya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laya moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laya breaks the clinch.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Laya throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Laya misses with a low kick.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laya.
Diaz is looking to wear down Laya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laya tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laya tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laya swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz has Laya pressed against the cage, preventing Laya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laya can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laya tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Laya drops back down to his feet.
Diaz pushes Laya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Laya keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laya misses with a two punch combination.
Juan Jesus Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hima Laya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hima Laya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laya 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hima Laya!
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FIGHT
RATING
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