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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jewel Diaz (ranked 888 p4p, 892 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 91 p4p, 92 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina, Drought Season. Wright has chosen Come out to play as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright 's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Diaz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wright trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wright preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Wright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Wright told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Wright wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz looks to land a strike but Wright avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diaz cracks Wright with a solid left hand.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz wants to hit a sweep here but Wright passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diaz there!
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Wright isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wright prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz trying to hold on to Wright 's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright 's back!
Wright covering up well under a series of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Diaz.
Wright covering up well under a series of strikes from Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jewel Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright .
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Wright avoids it well and moves away.
Wright avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Wright throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wright is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wright is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Diaz throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Wright is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jewel Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Wright takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wright takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Diaz's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewel Diaz!
Jewel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Cleon Wright was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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