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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bomani El Hazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 半斤八兩 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bomani El Hazad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kai Diao's chin.
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159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
28
159 lbs
13 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomani El Hazad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Hazad fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Diao tenderised El Hazad's leg. El Hazad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El Hazad ducks under a wild hook from Diao.
Diao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Hazad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and El Hazad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from El Hazad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
El Hazad shoots in but no luck this time.
El Hazad misses with a few strikes there.
Diao throws a shot to the body.
El Hazad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hazad tries to clinch there but Diao circles away.
Diao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diao misses the jab.
Bomani El Hazad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Hazad swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Diao.
Diao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Hazad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Diao counter with a right hand.
Diao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Hazad avoids the head kick by Diao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad shoots for a double leg takedown but Diao sprawls well. He's pushed El Hazad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diao throws a head kick that misses.
El Hazad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diao circles away quickly and effectively.
El Hazad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Hazad wants to clinch.
Diao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diao throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Diao lands an impressive looking overhand right. El Hazad doesn't seem phased though.
El Hazad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Diao catches El Hazad right on the button with a cross.
Diao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diao, right into the meat.
El Hazad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diao can pounce on him.
El Hazad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diao is fending him off so far but El Hazad persists. Nope, Diao circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bomani El Hazad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Hazad is breathing heavily.
Diao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before El Hazad has time to react.
Diao throws a sloppy head kick and El Hazad moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Diao misses
and El Hazad counters by moving into the clinch.
El Hazad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diao scores a nice knee to the body.
Diao misses with a punch to the body.
El Hazad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Hazad scores with a knee to the head.
El Hazad misses with a knee to the head.
El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diao is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diao lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Hazad backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hazad missing with knees to the body.
El Hazad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Hazad's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diao just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from El Hazad.
El Hazad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diao connects with a high kick.
A solid body kick from Diao.
Diao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces El Hazad back to the cage. Diao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
El Hazad shoots and misses
and Diao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for El Hazad. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diao cracks El Hazad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diao connects with a high kick.
El Hazad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diao throws a head kick that misses.
Diao connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diao connects with a body shot that sends El Hazad's belly button to the back.
Kai Diao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Hazad wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Diao.
Bomani El Hazad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diao lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Hazad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diao counters with a big head kick but El Hazad shrugs it off.
Diao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before El Hazad has time to react.
El Hazad avoids the head kick by Diao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao jabs at El Hazad's body.
Diao scores with a body shot.
Diao scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diao, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Hazad moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from El Hazad.
Diao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diao breaks the clinch.
Diao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Hazad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao throws an overhand right that lands on El Hazad's shoulder, as El Hazad tries to avoid the shot.
Diao misses the shot to the body.
Diao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El Hazad.
Diao tries a head kick but it misses.
El Hazad misses with the combination.
Diao slips under a jab from El Hazad.
Diao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El Hazad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diao throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from El Hazad finds it's way round the side to connect with Diao's head.
El Hazad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diao scores with a decent looking hook.
Diao lands with a shot to the body.
El Hazad slips a straight right by Diao.
El Hazad throws a poor cross that misses
and Diao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diao looks to score with a jab to the body but El Hazad is just out of range.
El Hazad checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from El Hazad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bomani El Hazad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diao throws a nice head kick!
Diao throws a low kick, looking for El Hazad's leg but El Hazad calmly moves out of range.
El Hazad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diao.
Diao dodges the punch combination from El Hazad.
El Hazad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diao can pounce on him.
Diao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
El Hazad misses with a two punch combination.
Diao jabs at El Hazad's body.
Diao cracks El Hazad with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao lands a really nice looking cross but El Hazad seems unphased.
Diao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Diao.
Diao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diao.
Diao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diao is looking to take a break and control but El Hazad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Hazad being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hazad is not content to let Diao control the position.
Diao scoring with punches from side control.
Diao working away.
El Hazad is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Hazad tries to buck Diao off but Diao is having none of it.
The referee asks Diao politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diao prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diao taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad is trying to control Diao's posture but Diao avoids it.
Diao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diao tries to stand but El Hazad is controlling his head.
El Hazad manages to get back to half guard.
Diao stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad is looking for a sweep. Diao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
El Hazad trying to control here.
Kai Diao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diao wants to work for an arm triangle but El Hazad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
El Hazad is looking for a sweep. Diao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hazad is trying to control but can't.
Bomani El Hazad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Diao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diao 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Diao!
After the big win, Kai Diao made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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