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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Love has chosen Imagine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
27 - 28 - 0 |
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32
149 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Love tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Love somewhat.
Love dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Love tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Love is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Love's head but Love avoids it well.
Diaz trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Love regains half guard.
Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Love does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz is really struggling to control Love but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscar Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Oscar Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Love's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diaz closes the distance but Love moves to the side
and Love decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Love, into his guard.
Diaz trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Love looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Love, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Love finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Love tries to pass.
Love is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Love had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Love is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz works over Love with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love 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 passes into half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz not doing much here.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Oscar Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Love is working away.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Love defending well.
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Love's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Love.
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Love has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Love bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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 Oscar 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. This is the final round!
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Love stumbling backwards into the cage! Love bounces back off the cage towards Diaz, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Diaz lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Diaz celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oscar Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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