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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 17 p4p, 305 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 2 p4p, 41 weight class). Kalmisto has chosen Tässäkö tää oli as his entrance music. Apophis Kalmisto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jimenez cracks Kalmisto with an open hand slap.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalmisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez thuds a left hand into Kalmisto's body.
Jimenez throws a combination that misses
letting Kalmisto counter with a right hand.
Kalmisto takes one to the chin there.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Kalmisto.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Kalmisto backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez gets the takedown into side control.
Kalmisto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jimenez swings around for an armbar but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Kalmisto from controlling successfully.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
Jimenez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalmisto passes into half guard.
Kalmisto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kalmisto trying to advance position but Jimenez counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jimenez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalmisto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jimenez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Kalmisto crashes against the mat.
Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalmisto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jimenez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kalmisto but great work by Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto manages to get back to half guard.
Jimenez not doing much here.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Kalmisto is defending well.
Jimenez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four 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.
Kalmisto moves into full guard.
Kalmisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jimenez escapes and throws Kalmisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kalmisto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jimenez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kalmisto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jimenez but great work by Kalmisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalmisto! But no joy.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Kalmisto's ribs.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Kalmisto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalmisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez lands a really nice looking cross but Kalmisto seems unphased.
Jimenez scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jimenez eats them both and turns towards Kalmisto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalmisto can do to turn this around?
Jimenez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Kalmisto connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a jab to the body
and Kalmisto counters with a low kick, right behind Jimenez 's knee.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez moves out of range as Kalmisto strikes.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Kalmisto.
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
Jimenez moves out of range as Kalmisto strikes.
Kalmisto misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalmisto.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalmisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Apophis Kalmisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Kalmisto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalmisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalmisto throws a solid leg kick but Jimenez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalmisto.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalmisto's hands.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Kalmisto.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalmisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Kalmisto.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Kalmisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Kalmisto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez connects with a right hand. Kalmisto shakes it off.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalmisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Kalmisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimenez catches Kalmisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Kalmisto throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Kalmisto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Kalmisto's ribs.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez looks to land a body kick but Kalmisto moved away.
Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
Kalmisto wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Kalmisto tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Kalmisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jimenez pushes Kalmisto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Kalmisto moved out of range nicely.
Kalmisto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez jabs Kalmisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jimenez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalmisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jimenez throws a lazy head kick
and Kalmisto counters with a good low kick that Jimenez was not able to check.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kalmisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalmisto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez misses with some punches.
Jimenez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimenez working aggressively here.
Kalmisto is leaning against Jimenez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalmisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimenez controls his hands.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalmisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez swings for the body but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Kalmisto throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
Kalmisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kalmisto's guard.
Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalmisto is keeping the position for now.
Jimenez pushing down on Kalmisto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalmisto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalmisto keeps working.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura here.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kalmisto defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to pass to full mount but Kalmisto defends it.
Jimenez wants to advance to full mount but Kalmisto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalmisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Kalmisto looking for subs off his back but Jimenez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jimenez passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez tries to control but Kalmisto wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kalmisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kalmisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Kalmisto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalmisto feints and then cracks Jimenez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jimenez down.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Kalmisto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalmisto back to the cage. Jimenez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalmisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalmisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimenez tests Kalmisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Kalmisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Kalmisto.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalmisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez punishes Kalmisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalmisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalmisto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tests Kalmisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
Kalmisto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalmisto stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimenez. Jimenez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Kalmisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez misses with a right hand
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalmisto backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Kalmisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Kalmisto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez scores with a head kick. Kalmisto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jimenez misses with a combination
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body. Kalmisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Kalmisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez is rocked!
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!
Kalmisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalmisto lands with a nice body punch.
Kalmisto walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
Kalmisto misses with a head kick.
Kalmisto works the jab nicely.
Oh Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Kalmisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.
Kalmisto lands an overhand right.
Kalmisto moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Kalmisto checks it.
Kalmisto throws a big counter head kick but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Apophis Kalmisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalmisto cracks Jimenez with a good jab.
Jimenez cracks Kalmisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Kalmisto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalmisto. That did some damage!
Jimenez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diogo Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalmisto is looking for a sweep. Jimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalmisto is looking to control Jimenez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalmisto avoid being mounted?
Kalmisto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kalmisto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jimenez not doing much here.
Kalmisto wants to control but Jimenez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jimenez cracks a nice hook into Kalmisto's ribs.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalmisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez dives in and grabs Kalmisto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalmisto pushes down on Jimenez's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
A head kick by Kalmisto misses
and Jimenez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalmisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jimenez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Kalmisto with an uppercut!
Kalmisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Kalmisto ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalmisto on the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalmisto feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Jimenez does it's job there.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Kalmisto tries to counter with a clinch but Jimenez shakes him off and moves away.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalmisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Kalmisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Kalmisto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jimenez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalmisto doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Diogo Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez retains his featherweight title!
Diogo Jimenez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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