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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 298 p4p, 470 weight class) and Godefroy Courtial (ranked 29 p4p, 43 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez tries to keep at a distance but Courtial has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Courtial.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Courtial won't allow it.
Courtial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Courtial presses Jimenez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial misses with a body punch.
Courtial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Courtial's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Courtial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimenez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Courtial controls his hands.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Courtials head.
Jimenez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jimenez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Courtial or not.
A nice left hand lands by Jimenez.
Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Courtial's elbow.
Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial lands a body shot.
A short left from Courtial.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jimenez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Courtial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Courtial looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtial's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Courtial.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the head.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez slips a jab from Courtial.
Courtial throws out a leg kick but Jimenez moves out of range and Courtial only half commits.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Jimenez is looking to counter punch.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial throws a body kick that misses.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Courtial 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Courtial on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jimenez. Jimenez obviously looking to wear him down.
Courtial lands with a straight right. Jimenez didn't see that one coming.
Courtial connects with the punch.
Jimenez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial throws a series of punches but Jimenez avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jimenez checks it well.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Courtial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courtial throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but Courtial moved away.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Courtial blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Courtial! But no joy.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Courtial moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Jimenez coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jimenez, as that shot connected.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez lands with a hook. Courtial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial thumps Jimenez with a low kick.
Courtial throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimenez closes the distance and pushes Courtial back into the cage.
Courtial is working Jimenez over against the cage.
Courtial lands a left hand.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Courtial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Jimenez.
Courtial dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Courtial looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Courtial lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Courtial blocks a jab.
Courtial shapes to counter with a head kick.
Courtial jabs at Jimenez's body.
Courtial getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Courtial throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Courtial bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimenez's head backwards.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Courtial moves out of range easily.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Courtial.
Jimenez throws a head kick that half lands.
Courtial thuds a left hand into Jimenez's body.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Courtial can pounce on him.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courtial.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Courtial thuds his right hand into Jimenez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Courtial walks into a stiff left hand from Jimenez.
Courtial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Courtial's head backwards.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Courtial was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Jimenez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Courtial.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimenez tries to clinch there but Courtial circles away.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Courtial.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Courtial misses with a hook to the body
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Courtial swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Courtial misses the body punch
and Courtial takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Courtial throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez 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.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez 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.
Jimenez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Courtial misses with a head kick.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial blocks a leg kick.
Jimenez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Courtial lands with a right hand.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Courtial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Courtial with a series of wild strikes but Courtial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Courtial misses the jab.
Jimenez lands the left hand.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Courtial.
A punch combination from Jimenez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Courtial wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a solid leg kick but Courtial takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jimenez.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Courtial.
Jimenez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial misses the jab.
Jimenez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Jimenez throws a hook but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Courtial with a hook.
Courtial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimenez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Courtial digs a good hook to Jimenez's body.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Godefroy Courtial will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Courtial lands a nice shot that snaps Jimenez's head back.
Jimenez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Courtial.
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Courtial throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jimenez avoids the head kick by Courtial.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Courtial counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Courtial looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Courtial swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Courtial misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Courtial is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Courtial scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
A cross from Jimenez lands.
Courtial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Courtial lands a right hook to the body.
Courtial jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial throws a nice looking combination but Jimenez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimenez shoots in and gets a takedown into Courtial's guard.
Courtial is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jimenez passes Courtial's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Courtial manages to get to full guard.
Courtial working a defensive guard but Jimenez passes into half guard.
Jimenez passes to side control.
Courtial manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jimenez's best efforts.
Courtial wants to control but Jimenez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is staying active underneath Jimenez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Courtial tries to get to full guard but Jimenez has control of the leg.
Courtial is not content to let Jimenez control the position.
Courtial trying to control here.
Courtial wants to get back to full guard.
Courtial won't allow Jimenez to pass to mount.
Courtial is holding on to half guard well.
Jimenez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Courtial gets back to full guard.
Courtial working a defensive guard but Jimenez passes into half guard.
Courtial is trying to control but can't.
Jimenez is trying to control the action in half guard but Courtial is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Courtial is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courtial is defending against the submission attempts here by Jimenez.
Courtial is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Godefroy Courtial.
I think Courtial 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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