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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 437 p4p, 997 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 45 p4p, 107 weight class). Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Jimenez backing away here, and Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jimenez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jimenez's knee momentarily.
Da Silva moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Jimenez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Da Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Jimenez works over Da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Jimenez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Jimenez.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jimenez duly obliges.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Da Silva enables Jimenez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Da Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Da Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Jimenez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Jimenez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Da Silva passes into half guard.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back.
Jimenez is refusing to be controlled, as Da Silva sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to roll over but Da Silva keeps him under control.
Jimenez looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Da Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jimenez tries to improve his position but instead Da Silva has taken his back!
Jimenez tries to escape the position.
Da Silva gets his hands free as Jimenez looks to control.
Jimenez can't escape the position.
Da Silva controlling the position well here. Jimenez rolled but Da Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Da Silva avoiding Jimenez 's attempts to control his hands.
Jimenez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control.
Jimenez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Jimenez right now.
Jimenez is working hard here to advance position.
Jimenez turns into Da Silva and is now in his guard.
Da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jimenez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva content to stall in guard here.
Jimenez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Silva thumps Jimenez with a low kick.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Da Silva.
Da Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range and Da Silva settles back down.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Jimenez.
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!
Da Silva slips under a jab from Jimenez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jimenez cracks Da Silva with a good jab.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Jimenez clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez throws a leg kick
and Da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jimenez both land. Nice combination.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Da Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Da Silva moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Da Silva. No joy for Jimenez on that attempt.
Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Jimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
Da Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Jimenez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Jimenez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Da Silva misses.
Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
Jimenez digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Jimenez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Jimenez cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jimenez tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the body.
Da Silva scores with a leg kick.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jimenez with a body shot.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Silva! But no joy.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Da Silva throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jimenez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Da Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jimenez's knee but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez backing away here, and Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jimenez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Da Silva lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Jimenez.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Jimenez throws a front kick aimed at Da Silva's knee but Da Silva avoids it well.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimenez misses the jab.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
Da Silva throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jimenez thinking.
Jimenez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Da Silva moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez looks to land a combination. Da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimenez connects with a body shot.
Jimenez lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Jimenez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jimenez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jimenez misses with a leg kick
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Diogo Jimenez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Da Silva staying out of range there.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimenez throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva digs a good hook to Jimenez's body.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Nice uppercut lands for Da Silva. That snapped Jimenez's head back.
Jimenez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Silva checks it well.
Da Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Jimenez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Jimenez misses with a jab to the body
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Da Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Jimenez throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Jimenez with a poor takedown
and Da Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Da Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez backing away here, and Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Da Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Jimenez as he connects with a hook.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
Da Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimenez in his tracks.
Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a hook
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jimenez wants to land a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jimenez throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
A nice side step and Da Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimenez misses with a two punch combination.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez moves out of range as Da Silva strikes.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Da Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jimenez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jimenez with a body shot.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva clobbers Jimenez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva wants to slow Jimenez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez walks into a straight right hand from Da Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with an uppercut that bounces Da Silva off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jimenez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimenez. That did some damage!
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez connects with a leg kick.
Jimenez throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Jimenez was not able to check.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Da Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Jimenez steps away.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Da Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jimenez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez is trying for a kimura here. Da Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jimenez wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez retains his featherweight title!
Diogo Jimenez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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