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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Dixon down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Dixon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Jonas Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Dixon.
Diaz scores with a one two! Dixon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dixon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dixon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Dixon's head back.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Dixon avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Diaz stalks Dixon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dixon's face. Dixon staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Dixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Dixon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Dixon connects with a single shot there.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dixon throws a one two combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Dixon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Dixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dixon throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with the combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dixon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dixons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dixon swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Dixon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dixon misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Dixon.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz slips a jab from Dixon.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Dixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Dixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
As Diaz backs off Dixon throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Dixon stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixon scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Dixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dixon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Dixon with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Dixon seems unphased.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz looks to land a combination but Dixon avoids it well.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dixon at a distance.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz works over Dixon's head and body with a nice combination.
Jonas Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dixon momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dixon is rocked!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dixon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz slips a jab from Dixon.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Dixon.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Dixon throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dixon. Dixon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dixon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Dixon is out of range.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dixon at a distance.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz throws a hook but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Jonas Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Dixon tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Dixon unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dixon! But no joy.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Dixon swinging wildly here.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Dixon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Dixon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dixon misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Dixon backing up. Dixon nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dixon. Those never looked like landing.
As Dixon looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Dixon just gets out of the way.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Dixon's belly button to the back.
Dixon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Dixon is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Dixon throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Dixon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
Dixon missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixon digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Dixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz clobbers Dixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Mason Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Jonas Diaz.
Well Diaz 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jonas Diaz!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jonas Diaz!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jonas Diaz!
Jonas Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Jonas Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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