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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 101 p4p, 221 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 15 p4p, 25 weight class). Jihadi Joseph is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Joseph throws a chopping leg kick but Jimenez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Joseph slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Jimenez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph misses the jab.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Jimenez with an uppercut!
Jimenez slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joseph throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joseph moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Jimenez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joseph.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range and Joseph settles back down.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
Jimenez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Joseph's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph thumps Jimenez with a low kick.
Joseph swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
A bone on bone clash there as Jimenez blocks the leg kick.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez tries to work over Joseph's front leg with a kick but Joseph checks it.
Joseph lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Joseph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Jimenez misses
and Joseph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Joseph.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph tries a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Joseph was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Joseph's ribs.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Joseph scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Jimenez jabs Joseph right on the nose. Joseph blinks but takes it well.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
A left lands for Jimenez.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Jimenez's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Nice shot lands for Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez lands a head kick!
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Joseph slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Joseph throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joseph takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Nice uppercut there from Joseph.
Jimenez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
Jimenez throws a one two combo.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joseph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Jimenez takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Joseph. That snapped Jimenez's head back.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Joseph digs a good hook to Jimenez's body.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Joseph.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Joseph misses with a right hand
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Joseph walks into a left hand.
Joseph misses with a double jab.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Joseph moves out of range of the body kick from Jimenez.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Jimenez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Jimenez misses
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Jimenez.
Joseph let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jimenez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Nice shot lands for Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Joseph.
Jimenez throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimenez. Jimenez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph misses with a low kick as Jimenez jumps back.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez slips under a jab from Joseph.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joseph takes a step back to recover.
Jimenez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jimenez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joseph with a nice calf kick.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1-2. Jimenez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joseph slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joseph scores with a shot to the body.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimenez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Joseph scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimenez checks the leg kick.
Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joseph throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
Jimenez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph cracks a nice hook into Jimenez's ribs.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joseph has time to react.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joseph tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jimenez misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Jimenez blocks the low kick.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Joseph tries to score with a low kick but Jimenez moves his leg out of the way.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Joseph is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph cracks Jimenez with an open hand slap.
Joseph throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jimenez.
Jimenez needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph stuffs the takedown.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jimenez throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimenez scores with a spinning back kick!
Jimenez scores with a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Joseph.
Jimenez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joseph scores with a jab to the head.
Jimenez blocks a leg kick.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Jimenez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Joseph lands an overhand right.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joseph throws a low kick but Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Joseph moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Joseph moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Joseph throws a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Joseph tries to sprawl but Jimenez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jimenez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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 Jimenez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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