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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick has chosen Six Feet Under - War Is Coming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Gimmick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimmick misses with a body punch
and Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
Diamond throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range.
Gimmick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond jabs at Gimmick's body.
Gimmick misses with an uppercut
and Diamond counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gimmick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a lazy head kick
and Gimmick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diamond takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jason Diamond has been cut.
Gimmick avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Diamond lands a right hook to the body.
Gimmick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Gimmick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
Gimmick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diamond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Gimmick misses
and Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Gimmick 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diamond.
Diamond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimmick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diamond throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gimmick counters with a good low kick that Diamond was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Gimmick.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimmick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Gimmick misses
and Diamond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Diamond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason 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.
Diamond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gimmick misses with the body kick
and Diamond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gimmick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diamond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gimmick doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Diamond connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gimmick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gimmick counters with a body kick.
Gimmick doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a kick to the body.
Gimmick misses with a body shot
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gimmick 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.
Diamond checks a low kick from Gimmick.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick
and Gimmick counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a leg kick.
Gimmick moves out of range of the body kick from Diamond.
Diamond tests Gimmick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gimmick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gimmick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diamond counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diamond throws a right hand that misses
and Gimmick counters with a good, hard body kick but Diamond shrugs it off.
Diamond connects with an inside leg kick.
Gimmick connects with a body shot.
Gimmick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diamond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Gimmick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gimmick swings for the body but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diamond throws a sloppy body shot
and Gimmick counters with a three punch combo that has Diamond backing up. Diamond nods at Gimmick to acknowledge the strikes.
Diamond cracks a nice hook into Gimmick's ribs.
Diamond misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gimmick counters with a thumping low kick.
Diamond blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond throws a low kick, looking for Gimmick's leg but Gimmick calmly moves out of range.
Diamond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diamond is looking to wear down Gimmick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Diamond. That snapped Gimmick's head back.
Gimmick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
Jason Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two 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.
Gimmick misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond thows a leg kick but Gimmick checks it
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gimmick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gimmick misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a head kick.
Gimmick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
Jason Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gimmick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diamond counters with a nice body kick.
Diamond misses the body punch
and Gimmick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diamond thinking.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick misses the body punch
and Diamond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gimmick's knee momentarily.
Gimmick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Diamond.
Diamond scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Gimmick swinging wildly here.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses
and Gimmick counters with a series of strikes. Diamond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gimmick counters with a nice uppercut.
Gimmick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond thows a body kick. Gimmick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Gimmick tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Gimmick misses with a shot to the body
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Gimmick is predictable there
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick misses with a body punch
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Gimmick misses with a leg kick
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gimmick tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gimmick 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 Diamond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diamond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond scores with a kick to the body.
Diamond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick
and Gimmick counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diamond tried to score with a low kick but Gimmick checks it.
Gimmick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses
and Gimmick counters with an inside leg kick.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jason Diamond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Gimmick misses with a wild body shot.
Gimmick throws a wild body kick that Diamond sees coming a mile off.
Gimmick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gimmick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Gimmick tries to clinch up.
Gimmick takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Gimmick moved away.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gimmick circles away quickly and effectively.
Gimmick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick misses with a kick to the body
and Diamond counters with a three punch combo that has Gimmick backing up. Gimmick nods at Diamond to acknowledge the strikes.
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Gimmick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Gimmick.
Gimmick misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gimmick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Gimmick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diamond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gimmick throws the kick towards the body but Diamond avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Jason Diamond.
Well Diamond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Diamond!
Jason Diamond retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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