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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Diaz (ranked 1159 p4p, 132 weight class) and Disco Kid (ranked 528 p4p, 64 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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141 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Decent 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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Disco Kid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands an overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Kid.
Kid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Diaz lands a head kick. Kid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid blocks a low kick nicely.
Kid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Kid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to keep Kid in close.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Kid wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Kid throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz controls Kid momentarily but Kid frees himself.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kid trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kid is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diaz lands a head kick. Kid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kid loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Kid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
JoJo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid moves out of range of the strikes.
Kid works the jab nicely.
No luck for Kid with that takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Kid.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A nice side step and Kid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kid throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kid is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kid drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Kid off! Kid jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Kid advances position into side control!
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Kid taking a break here but Diaz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kid forces his way into half guard.
Kid looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diaz working for a triangle but Kid defends it easily.
Kid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kid controlling from the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Kid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz has his foot on Kid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kid works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Kid is proving a slippery customer.
Kid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kid throwing strikes but missing.
Kid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kid is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Kid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Kid is controlling well.
Kid is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 JoJo 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Kid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz slips under a jab from Kid.
Kid just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDiaz.
Diaz jabs at Kid's body.
Kid missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kid blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Kid moves out of range.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz tries to work over Kid's front leg with a kick but Kid checks it.
Kid gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Can Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Kid controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz dodges the ground and pound from Kid.
Diaz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Disco Kid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Kid wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Kid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kid working the ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Kid keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Kid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Kid has control of the leg.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Kid in his half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Kid has control of the leg.
Kid sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Kid has a good base and remains in mount.
Kid in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kid is looking to work his way around to Diaz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
Kid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Kid is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kid is stalling here. Diaz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kid seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diaz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Diaz wants to control but Kid is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz takes a little break here. Kid wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kid is trying to get back to half guard.
Kid struggling a bit here.
Diaz wants to control for a moment but Kid uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Kid takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaz wants to stand but Kid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz tries to stand but Kid is controlling from the bottom.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kid landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz wants to control but Kid passes easily into half guard.
Kid is working for a submission of some sort.
Kid in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Diaz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Disco Kid!
Disco Kid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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