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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 120 p4p, 20 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 253 p4p, 41 weight class). Jimmy Dias Jimenez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dias Jimenez.
Blasts connects with the punch.
Blasts scores with a decent looking hook.
Blasts walks into a stiff left hand from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts tries to move into range but Dias Jimenez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Blasts does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Blasts's leg. Blasts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasts throws a big shot that misses.
Dias Jimenez throws a front kick that sends Blasts stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Blasts coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts is looking to slow Dias Jimenez down with leg kicks.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Blasts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
It seemed like Dias Jimenez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blasts throws a body punch but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez catches Blasts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blasts is just out of range.
Dias Jimenez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blasts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Blasts cracks the inside of Dias Jimenez's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Blasts blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Blasts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Dias Jimenez.
Dias 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez moved away.
Dias Jimenez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blasts is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blasts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook but Blasts blocks it.
Dias Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Blasts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blasts throws out a loose jab but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dias Jimenez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Blasts checks it.
Blasts half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Blasts is looking to chop away at Dias Jimenez's legs.
Blasts is looking to slow Dias Jimenez down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Dias Jimenez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blasts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dias Jimenez scrambles back to his feet.
Dias Jimenez misses the jab.
Blasts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dias Jimenez manages to circle out of the way.
Blasts throws out a leg kick but Dias Jimenez moves out of range and Blasts only half commits.
Dias Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Blasts strikes.
A slow jab from Dias Jimenez misses its intended target.
A low kick from Blasts is predictable there
and Dias Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blasts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Jab by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Blasts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dias Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts clobbers Dias Jimenez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias Jimenez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blasts's calf.
Blasts is looking to chop away at Dias Jimenez's legs.
Dias Jimenez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dias Jimenez digs a good hook to Blasts's body.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dias Jimenez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Blasts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez checks it.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts connects with a crisp jab.
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick as Blasts jumps back.
Blasts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Blasts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias Jimenez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Blasts moved out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blasts scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts jabs at Dias Jimenez's body.
Blasts throws a hook but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts blocks a leg kick.
Blasts connects with a jab.
Blasts lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts connects with a crisp jab.
Blasts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
It looks like Blasts has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blasts throws a looping overhand right but Dias Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dias Jimenez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws out a leg kick but Dias Jimenez moves out of range and Blasts only half commits.
Blasts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias Jimenez's hands.
A slow jab from Dias Jimenez misses its intended target.
Dias 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.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias Jimenez is just out of range.
Dias Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Dias Jimenez.
Blasts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Blasts moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Blasts.
Blasts throws a sloppy head kick and Dias Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Rupert Blasts is winning the standup battle so far.
Blasts moves out of range of the body kick from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dias Jimenez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands with a straight right. Blasts didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Blasts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dias Jimenez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dias 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.
The fighters circling - Blasts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez walks into a jab.
Dias Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blasts slips under a jab.
Dias Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Blasts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dias Jimenez looks for the body kick but Blasts saw that one coming.
Blasts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dias Jimenez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Blasts as he connects with a hook.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blasts is just out of range.
Blasts takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Dias Jimenez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blasts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dias Jimenez's calf.
Blasts 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.
Dias Jimenez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blasts misses with a body shot.
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick as Blasts jumps back.
Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Dias Jimenez. Beautiful body shot.
Dias Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Blasts strikes.
Dias Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blasts's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez checks a low kick from Blasts.
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Dias Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Blasts moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dias Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dias Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts misses with an uppercut. Dias Jimenez saw that one coming.
Blasts scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Blasts.
Dias Jimenez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blasts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dias Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
Blasts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blasts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dias Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blasts can pounce on him.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Dias Jimenez circles away.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blasts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blasts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blasts feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blasts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blasts digs a good hook to Dias Jimenez's body.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blasts is just out of range.
Dias Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Blasts avoids it.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dias Jimenez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts lands a leg kick that knocks Dias Jimenez off balance momentarily.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dias Jimenez can pounce on him.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Blasts saw that one coming.
Blasts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Dias Jimenez.
Blasts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blasts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blasts is just out of range.
Nice cross by Blasts.
Blasts 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.
Dias Jimenez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Dias Jimenez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dias Jimenez.
Blasts connects with a right hand. Dias Jimenez shakes it off.
Blasts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dias Jimenez at a distance.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Blasts's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook.
Dias Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blasts connects with a crisp jab.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick that misses.
Dias Jimenez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Blasts.
Dias Jimenez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Blasts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot
and Blasts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Blasts shrugs off.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dias Jimenez's elbow.
Dias Jimenez lands an uppercut.
Blasts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dias Jimenez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blasts's elbow.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blasts avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Blasts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Blasts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blasts 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rupert Blasts!
A very excited looking Rupert Blasts rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez spoke after the fight, saying 'his breath smell like rotten underwear....'.
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