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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason The Diamond!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdellaoui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Diamond. The Diamond obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Abdellaoui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Diamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdellaoui misses with a straight right.
The Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Diamond swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdellaoui throws a hook but The Diamond avoids it easily.
No joy there for The Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Diamond thumps Abdellaoui with a low kick.
The Diamond throws a wild body kick that Abdellaoui sees coming a mile off.
The Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdellaoui moves in looking to clinch but The Diamond pushes him off.
The Diamond scores with the left hand. Abdellaoui knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdellaoui misses with the combination.
Abdellaoui works The Diamond's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui moves in looking to clinch but The Diamond pushes him off.
The Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jason The Diamond has been cut.
The Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Diamond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdellaoui throws a shot from downtown. The Diamond moves away and avoids it.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
The Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdellaoui.
The Diamond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdellaoui's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. The Diamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdellaoui blocks a jab.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Diamond cracks the inside of Abdellaoui's front leg.
The Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a hook to the side of The Diamond's head but The Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdellaoui punishes The Diamond's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdellaoui moves away from the strike by The Diamond.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
The Diamond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abdellaoui ducks under a wild hook from The Diamond.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
The Diamond lands a jab to Abdellaoui's midsection.
Abdellaoui throws a lazy right hand but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with a good low kick that Abdellaoui was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
The Diamond misses with a wild combination.
The Diamond throws a head kick but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Diamond.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Diamond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Diamond lands a head kick!
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a big head kick but Abdellaoui shrugs it off.
Abdellaoui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Diamond tests Abdellaoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond'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.
The Diamond with a jab.
The Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
The Diamond misses with a hook.
The Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Diamond counters with a nice body kick.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
The Diamond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Diamond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdellaoui looks to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Jason The Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdellaoui misses the target.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Abdellaoui 's knee.
The Diamond looks to land a right hand but Abdellaoui moved out of range.
The Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Diamond slips under a jab from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Diamond drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Diamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond sizes up Abdellaoui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Diamond.
The Diamond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Abdellaoui misses its intended target.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Diamond misses with a body shot.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdellaoui moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Abdellaoui looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdellaoui works over The Diamond's head and body with a nice combination.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Abdellaoui moves out of range easily.
Abdellaoui misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a one-two to the body.
Abdellaoui loads up on a big right hand but The Diamond slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Diamond.
The Diamond slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdellaoui.
Donk. The Diamond catches Abdellaoui right on the button with a cross.
The Diamond scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Diamond 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 Abdellaoui has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdellaoui and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
The Diamond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdellaoui on the side of the head.
The Diamond cracks Abdellaoui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Diamond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Abdellaoui backpedaling.
The Diamond slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdellaoui backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
The Diamond scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Diamond slips a straight right by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdellaoui misses with an uppercut.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond lands a two punch combo.
Abdellaoui is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Diamond's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abdellaoui gets a clinch.
Abdellaoui is looking to break free of the clinch but The Diamond has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdellaoui - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Diamond tries to break the clinch but Abdellaoui is controlling the position.
The Diamond lands with a right to the head.
The Diamond has Abdellaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Abdellaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to stall but The Diamond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Abdellaoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Diamond scores with a jab. Abdellaoui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Diamond tests Abdellaoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Diamond lands a jab.
The Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Abdellaoui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abdellaoui throws a lazy right hand but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdellaoui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond misses with a body shot
and Abdellaoui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui slows down the pace here.
Abdellaoui is looking to control The Diamond's arms but The Diamond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdellaoui has his back to the cage.
The Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Abdellaoui has him pressed against the cage.
The Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
The Diamond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdellaoui has The Diamond pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is trying to stall.
Abdellaoui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick.
Abdellaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Diamond manages to avoid it.
Abdellaoui swings for the body but The Diamond moves out of range.
The Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdellaoui throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Diamond scores with a hook to the body. Abdellaoui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Diamond moves out of range as Abdellaoui strikes.
Abdellaoui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdellaoui lands with a hook. The Diamond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abdellaoui misses with a looping right.
The Diamond connects with a high kick.
Abdellaoui avoids the head kick by The Diamond.
Abdellaoui looks to land a right hand but The Diamond moved out of range.
The Diamond throws a wild body kick that Abdellaoui sees coming a mile off.
The Diamond feints and then cracks Abdellaoui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdellaoui down.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond slips under a jab from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Diamond.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for The Diamond.
The Diamond swinging wildly here.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui looks to land a combination. The Diamond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdellaoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch up
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
The Diamond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Diamond.
The Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdellaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a body kick that stops Abdellaoui in his tracks momentarily.
Abdellaoui misses the body punch
and The Diamond counters with a series of strikes. Abdellaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Abdellaoui catches The Diamond right on the button with a cross.
The Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Diamond throws a head kick but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
The Diamond throws a good cross that connects.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Jason The Diamond's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Diamond cracks Abdellaoui with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdellaoui misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Diamond misses with a body punch
and Abdellaoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdellaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason The Diamond dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
The Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdellaoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui throws a sloppy body shot
and The Diamond counters with a head kick. That will keep Abdellaoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot.
The Diamond dips to his left and cracks Abdellaoui with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Diamond counters with an inside leg kick.
The Diamond dodges the punch combination from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdellaoui throws out the jab.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
The Diamond throws a series of punches but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abdellaoui misses with a combination
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdellaoui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a head kick.
Abdellaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Diamond.
The Diamond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdellaoui moves forwards but The Diamond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Abdellaoui misses.
Abdellaoui closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a double jab
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdellaoui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdellaoui misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abdellaoui closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a series of strikes. Abdellaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abdellaoui clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
The Diamond misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdellaoui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdellaoui throws the left hand but The Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Abdellaoui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Abdellaoui 's knee.
The Diamond throws a head kick that misses
and Abdellaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
The Diamond moves forwards but Abdellaoui connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Diamond is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Abdellaoui throws a looping overhand right but The Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
Farid Abdellaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason The Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason The Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Diamond winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason The Diamond! Jason The Diamond retains his welterweight title!
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