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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Umi Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umi Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diablo fails to land the takedown.
Diablo throws a body kick that misses.
Diablo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Diablo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umi Diablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Umi Diablo has been cut.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diablo, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Diablo circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Diablo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Diablo circles away.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Diablo moves out of range easily.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Diablo in a clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Diablo avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Diablo shrugs off.
Diablo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diablo backwards.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diablo is breathing heavily.
Diablo throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Diablo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diablo tries to clinch up.
Diablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Diablo moves out of range easily.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diablo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diablo.
Diablo being controlled here momentarily.
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Diablo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diablo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones drives through and clinches with Diablo against the cage.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones wants to clinch up but Diablo keeps it at a distance.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Diablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Diablo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diablo.
Diablo has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Diablo stalling against the cage.
Diablo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diablo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Diablo scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Diablo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diablo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diablo off to one side.
Diablo shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diablo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diablo fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Diablo's head.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diablo has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Umi Diablo's cut.
That's time! Diablo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Diablo on that attempt.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diablo counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diablo with a poor takedown
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Umi Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diablo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Diablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diablo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umi Diablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones has Diablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Diablo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Diablo has Jones pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo fails to pull guard.
Diablo tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Diablo drops back down to his feet.
Diablo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones looking to stall.
Diablo fails to pull guard.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo breaks the clinch.
Diablo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diablo lands a couple of digs.
Diablo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diablo missing with knees to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Diablo won't allow it.
Diablo has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diablo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Diablo dives into Jones's guard.
Diablo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones pushes Diablo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diablo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diablo's best efforts.
Jones keeping hold of Diablo's head, controlling as best he can.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Diablo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diablo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diablo trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Diablo counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Diablo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Umi Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is trying to keep Diablo in close.
Jones wants to stand up but Diablo is controlling him.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to stand up but Diablo isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones pushes Diablo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umi Diablo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umi Diablo's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Diablo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Diablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diablo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umi Diablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diablo tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones looks to clinch
and Diablo counters with a head kick.
Diablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diablo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Diablo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Diablo, against the cage.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Diablo circles away and keeps his distance.
Diablo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diablo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones looks to clinch
and Diablo counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diablo counters with an outside leg kick.
Diablo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones clinches up with Diablo and pushes him back against the cage.
Diablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diablo lands a left hand.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Diablo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diablo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diablo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diablo clinches with his opponent.
Diablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diablo blocks it.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Diablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diablo closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Diablo pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diablo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diablo counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Diablo gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones wants to clinch but Diablo slips to the side
and Diablo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diablo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches but Diablo breaks the clinch
and Diablo counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Diablo dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Diablo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones looks to clinch
and Diablo counters with a nice body kick.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Diablo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones avoids the head kick by Diablo.
Diablo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diablo counters with a head kick.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diablo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Diablo avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
Diablo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diablo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diablo throws a head kick that misses.
Diablo shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diablo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Diablo in a clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Jones.
I think Jones 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jim Jones!
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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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