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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between James Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Jo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by beast mode. Nick Jo Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
21
160 lbs
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184 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
World class MT
Granite chin
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Decent boxing
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ward! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Jo Diaz! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ward scores with the left hand. Jo Diaz knows he should have avoided that one. Ward pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jo Diaz back to the ropes. Ward follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Ward keeps the fight on the outside. Jo Diaz swinging wildly here.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ward misses with a double jab.
Jo Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Jo Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ward. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A cross from Ward lands. Jo Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ward eats them both and turns towards Jo Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Jo Diaz walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Ward!
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C
A |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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