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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 177 p4p, 208 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 23 p4p, 28 weight class). Hackett has chosen Foe Tha Love of Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hackett lands with a straight right. Jimenez didn't see that one coming.
Hackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jimenez if he has to take too many more of those.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez has his takedown stuffed
and Hackett counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Jimenez as he checks the leg kick.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jimenez 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.
Hackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hackett closes the distance and pushes Jimenez back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hackett obliges.
Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackett's elbow.
Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Jimenez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hackett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hackett throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez takes a swing at Hackett's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands with a good body shot.
Jimenez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Hackett.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez punishes Hackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett clinches.
Hackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hackett.
Hackett lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Hackett throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jimenez cracks Hackett with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Jimenez. That snapped Hackett's head back.
Nice jab there from Jimenez.
Decent striking displayed by Hackett there.
Jimenez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hackett scores with a nice right hand.
Hackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez misses with a body kick.
Hackett misses with a straight right.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Hackett counters with a straight right hand.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez with the inside leg kick.
Hackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Hackett didn't see that one coming.
James Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Hackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Hackett.
A left and a right from Jimenez both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett throws a push kick but Jimenez slaps the foot to one side.
Jimenez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hackett.
Hackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Jimenez's front leg but catches the back leg as Jimenez tries to avoid it.
Jimenez lands a head shot.
Jimenez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Hackett feints a counter leg kick.
Jimenez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hackett's head.
Jimenez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Hackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Hackett closes the distance and pushes Jimenez back into the cage.
Jimenez is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Hackett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez moves to clinch but Hackett breaks away
and Hackett counters with a leg kick.
Jimenez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez looking to score a takedown here. Hackett is defending well but Jimenez drives through and ends up in Hackett's guard.
Jimenez trying to control but Hackett is working from the bottom.
Jimenez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hackett trying to hold on to Jimenez's head to control him but Jimenez postures up.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura but Hackett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jimenez to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett wants to control but Jimenez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jimenez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hackett wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hackett is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Hackett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jimenez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jimenez.
Jimenez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hackett has worked his arm free - good work by Hackett!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to improve position but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Hackett is right now.
Hackett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hackett is looking to regain half guard here but Jimenez keeps moving and retains side control.
Jimenez wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
Hackett trying to remain calm as Jimenez controls from the top position.
Jimenez tries to move to mount but Hackett blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to control the position but Hackett is working away.
Hackett is pushing Jimenez's head away, looking to escape. Jimenez manages to hold on to the position though.
Hackett tries to bench press Jimenez off him but Jimenez keeps the position.
Jimenez tries to move to mount but Hackett blocks the move with his legs.
Hackett wants to get back to his feet but Jimenez drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
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.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett motions for Jimenez to come forward. Hackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hackett. Hackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Hackett moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hackett.
Jimenez scores with a one two! Hackett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hackett tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez throws a jab when Hackett was well out of range.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Hackett misses with a hook.
Jimenez connects with a crisp jab.
Jimenez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jimenez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hackett.
Jimenez scores with a takedown into Hackett's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hackett is keeping the position for now.
Hackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jimenez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez working for a triangle but Hackett defends it easily.
Hackett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hackett trying to control but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Hackett tries to pass.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Hackett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jimenez's guard.
Hackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
Hackett tries to stand but Jimenez is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hackett distracts Jimenez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hackett wants to stand but Jimenez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jimenez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jimenez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jimenez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Jimenez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hackett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett advances to half guard.
Hackett wants to free his trapped foot but Jimenez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jimenez is defending against the submission attempts here by Hackett.
Jimenez trying to hold on to Hackett's head to control him but Hackett postures up.
Jimenez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diogo Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hackett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hackett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jimenez.
Hackett passes to full mount!
Hackett is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Hackett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett wants to stand but Jimenez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hackett controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but James Hackett just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett throws a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett 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.
Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackett at a distance.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Hackett avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Jimenez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hackett.
Hackett looks for the body kick but Jimenez saw that one coming.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
A cross from Hackett lands.
Jimenez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Hackett won't allow it.
Hackett working aggressively here.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimenez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hackett is trying to defend but Jimenez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackett is pressing down on Jimenez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to get back to his feet but Jimenez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jimenez looking to sit in guard and control but Hackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hackett looking to sit in guard and control but Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hackett has his foot on Jimenez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jimenez works his way back into a safe position though.
Hackett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jimenez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jimenez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Hackett, not yet.
Jimenez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett is looking to sweep but instead, Jimenez has passed into half guard.
Still in half guard, Jimenez seems content to control.
Hackett keeping control of the position.
Hackett is looking to improve his position.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Hackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jimenez prevents Hackett from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hackett is not content to let Jimenez control the position.
Jimenez seems to be looking for submissions.
Jimenez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hackett sees it coming and defends easily.
Jimenez is pressing down on Hackett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hackett is holding on for now.
Hackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Hackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jimenez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jimenez to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hackett.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hackett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hackett is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hackett.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Hackett moves away and avoids it.
Hackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett scores with the left hand. Jimenez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Hackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Hackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimenez swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Hackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Hackett throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez dives in for a single leg takedown but Hackett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jimenez backing away here, and Hackett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimenez misses with some punches.
Jimenez gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hackett obliges.
Hackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Hackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jimenez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Jimenez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Jimenez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
Jimenez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jimenez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jimenez advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to control the action but Hackett is working from the bottom.
Jimenez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hackett is looking to escape.
Hackett tries to roll over but Jimenez keeps him under control.
Hackett tries to kick Jimenez off but Jimenez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hackett is in trouble now - Jimenez has advanced to mount!
Jimenez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hackett is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
James Hackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hackett is looking to get to half guard.
Hackett keeps trying to improve his position.
Jimenez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hackett is looking to get to half guard.
Hackett regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diogo Jimenez.
I think Hackett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Diogo Jimenez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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