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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bidon Cruz (ranked 8117 p4p, 478 weight class) and JoJo Diaz (ranked 8022 p4p, 476 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Bidon Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diaz thumps Cruz with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz slips under a jab from Cruz.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz slips a jab from Cruz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Cruz shrugs it off though.
Diaz slips a jab from Cruz.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JoJo Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cruz blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Cruz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
JoJo Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Cruz stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Dominick Bidon Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
and Diaz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cruz! He's just covering up as Diaz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JoJo Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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