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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Jimenez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jimenez to the mat! Jimenez manages to get full guard.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jimenez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jimenez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jimenez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Highland Brawl Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diaz dives into side control.
Jimenez is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz is putting a hurting on Jimenez here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jimenez dodges the ground and pound from Diaz.
Jimenez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
Diaz trying to control the action but Jimenez is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Diaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez struggling a bit here.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jimenez is avoiding damage well.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Jimenez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaz connects with a decent elbow.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jimenez hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jimenez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Jimenez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Jimenez bucks and avoids them well.
Jimenez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jimenez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jimenez is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz dominating with strikes here.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jimenez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the head.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Jimenez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jimenez is rocked!
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jimenez is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz lands a big shot to the head and Jimenez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luiz Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Luiz Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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