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OC! KT 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 18697 p4p, 655 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 4479 p4p, 498 weight class). Ruma Juttu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo instigates a clinch.
Juttu tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
Juttu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo is trying to force a seperation but Juttu has the dominant position.
Romo blocking some punches.
I was talking to Juttu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Romo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Romo.
Juttu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romo working hard to break the clinch.
Romo manages to break the clinch.
Romo with a hook.
Juttu takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Romo wants to slow Juttu down by chopping away at his legs.
Romo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juttu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juttu slips a jab from Romo.
Romo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juttu cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Romo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo throws a body punch but Juttu moves out of range.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juttu misses with a low kick.
Juttu sets himself, and Romo steps forward looking for the clinch! Juttu avoids it this time.
Romo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Juttu.
Juttu moves out of range as Romo strikes.
Juttu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romo's head backwards.
Juttu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juttu throws a lazy uppercut
and Romo counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu moves away from the strike by Romo.
Juttu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romo is rocked!
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Juttu finish him?
BAM! Juttu delivers a spinning backfist that drops Romo like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ruma Juttu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 20452 p4p, 636 weight class) and Seung-Jin Bailey (ranked 3761 p4p, 434 weight class). Bailey has chosen Zombie Juice - Lava as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seung-Jin Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seung-Jin Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bailey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimelo is out of range and Bailey settles back down.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimelo misses with a looping right.
Bailey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimelo lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimelo throws a good cross that connects.
Dimelo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimelo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bailey.
Dimelo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimelo. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimelo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dimelo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
Dimelo throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bailey.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Dimelo throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Dimelo is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Dimelo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimelo lands a really nice looking cross but Bailey seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey throws a right and a left that Dimelo avoids nicely.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bailey. Those never looked like landing.
Dimelo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo blocks a leg kick.
Dimelo throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey counters with an outside leg kick.
Dimelo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bailey is out of range and Dimelo settles back down.
Dimelo misses with a jab to the body
and Bailey counters with a big head kick but Dimelo shrugs it off.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimelo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailey momentarily.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seung-Jin Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dimelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seung-Jin Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimelo connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Bailey's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Bailey - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
During a confident post fight interview, Miko Dimelo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Seung-Jin Bailey spoke after the fight, saying 'i'm ok
o-bviously
k-rying'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 1979 p4p, 256 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 2772 p4p, 345 weight class). Oubaali comes to the cage accompanied by Belsunce Breakdown. Tanner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oubaali defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Oubaali lands a body punch.
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oubaali misses with a punch on the inside.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oubaali.
Oubaali scores with a hook to the body.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Oubaali.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Oubaali blocks an uppercut.
Oubaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oubaali tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Oubaali back against the cage.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali scores with a shoulder strike.
Oubaali tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner lands a right hand.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Oubaali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oubaali lands with a left to the head.
Oubaali misses with the head strike.
Oubaali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Oubaali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanner looks winded!
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Oubaali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oubaali lands a nice uppercut.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner lands with a right to the head.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Oubaali.
Tanner tries a body shot but Oubaali blocks it.
Oubaali misses with the head strike.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Oubaali avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Tanner lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Oubaali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Tanner is avoiding it.
Oubaali wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Tanner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ali Oubaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Oubaali can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Oubaali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oubaali digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Oubaali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oubaali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Oubaali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tanner can turn it around.
Tanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Oubaali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oubaali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oubaali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali is looking to clinch.
Oubaali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oubaali manages to avoid it.
Oubaali seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oubaali defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oubaali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Oubaali rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali takes a shot to the head.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Oubaali tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oubaali struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Oubaali blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali misses with a body punch.
Oubaali lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Tanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Tanner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
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!
Oubaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Oubaali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner is leaning against Oubaali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oubaali.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
A hook to the body from Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Oubaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tanner - that landed with a thud.
Oubaali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Oubaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Oubaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
A nice left hand lands by Oubaali.
Tanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Oubaali.
Oubaali misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Oubaali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oubaali fails to land.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Oubaali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oubaali.
Oubaali lands a shot to the body.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oubaali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oubaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oubaali lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali working aggressively here.
Oubaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Oubaali.
Nice body punch from Oubaali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali Oubaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Oubaali counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oubaali lands a jab to the head.
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Tanner is avoiding it.
Tanner flicks out a counter leg kick but Oubaali steps away.
Oubaali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Oubaali seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner circles away from the clinch attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Oubaali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oubaali slips a jab from Tanner.
Oubaali moves into range and clinches up with Tanner.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Oubaali.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Oubaali.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Oubaali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oubaali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Oubaali!
An out of breath Ali Oubaali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 1755 p4p, 234 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 20031 p4p, 653 weight class). Zambrana comes to the cage accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Lee has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Zambrana swings widly with a right hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zambrana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Zambrana connects with a looping right hand.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Zambrana moved away.
Zambrana misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zambrana throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zambrana manages to avoid it.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Zambrana misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Zambrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee jabs Zambrana right on the nose. Zambrana blinks but takes it well.
Zambrana closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Lee.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Zambrana tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Zambrana blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Zambrana.
Zambrana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
Lee pushes Zambrana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zambrana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Zambrana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Zambrana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zambrana prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Zambrana tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Zambrana dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
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!
Zambrana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Zambrana has double underhooks.
Zambrana misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Zambrana shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zambrana rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Zambrana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zambrana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Lee is leaning against Zambrana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zambrana blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Mario Zambrana's cut is getting worse.
Lee tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrana tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zambrana's elbow.
Zambrana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana lands an uppercut.
Zambrana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zambrana doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Zambrana throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zambrana checks a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Zambrana moved out of range.
Zambrana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zambrana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zambrana tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Zambrana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrana ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Zambrana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zambrana finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zambrana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Zambrana.
Zambrana missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zambrana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zambrana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Zambrana avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Zambrana avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zambrana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Zambrana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee throws a head kick but Zambrana moves out of range.
It looked like Zambrana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zambrana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zambrana fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambrana 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.
Zambrana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zambrana 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.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a jab when Zambrana was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zambrana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zambrana lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a hook
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Zambrana.
A cross from Lee lands.
Zambrana moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana is stalling here.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana wants to stall.
Mario Zambrana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zambrana.
Zambrana misses with a knee strike.
Lee avoiding damage as Zambrana throws knees to the body.
Zambrana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zambrana.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Zambrana misses with the head strike.
Zambrana tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambrana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zambrana misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Zambrana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zambrana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zambrana takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zambrana's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Mario Zambrana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zambrana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
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 Mario Zambrana.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Delaney (ranked 3829 p4p, 438 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 20460 p4p, 681 weight class). Delaney comes to the cage accompanied by Necessary Evil. Marinov has chosen Ruelle - Live Like Legends as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marinov looks to land a combination. Delaney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delaney.
Delaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Delaney is looking to clinch.
Marinov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marinov misses with a hook. Delaney ducked under it nicely.
Delaney is looking to counter punch.
Delaney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marinov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delaney if he has to take too many more of those.
Delaney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delaney blocks a jab.
Delaney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Delaney scores with a jab. Marinov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Marinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delaney.
Marinov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Delaney.
Marinov throws out a counter right but Delaney avoids it with no problem.
Delaney misses with a head kick.
Delaney fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov 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.
Marinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Delaney.
Delaney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Delaney wants to clinch up but Marinov keeps it at a distance.
James Delaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delaney throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
Marinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delaney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Marinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delaney.
Delaney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marinov's head.
Delaney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinov circles away.
Delaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinov circles away.
Delaney walks into a straight right hand from Marinov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Marinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delaney.
Delaney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delaney throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delaney moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Marinov both land. Nice combination.
Marinov catches Delaney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Delaney defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
Delaney is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Marinov scores with a nice head shot.
Delaney connects with a nice looking jab.
Delaney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marinov.
Marinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Delaney throws a push kick but Marinov slaps the foot to one side.
Delaney tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
Delaney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Delaney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Delaney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
Delaney misses the shot to the body.
Marinov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marinov throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marinov swings for the body but Delaney moves out of range.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delaney.
Delaney lands a right hook to the body.
Delaney throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
Marinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delaney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delaney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delaney tests Marinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delaney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marinov.
Marinov moves out of range as Delaney strikes.
Delaney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marinov.
Marinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Delaney throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Marinov misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delaney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marinov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delaney just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delaney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Marinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Delaney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Marinov moves away from the strike by Delaney.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Delaney.
Marinov checks a low kick from Delaney.
Marinov throws a nice head kick!
Marinov defending well as Delaney loads up on a big left hand.
Delaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Delaney is looking to clinch but Marinov is avoiding it.
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!
Delaney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marinov, pushing him back against the cage.
Marinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delaney throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Marinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov throws a head kick but Delaney moves out of range.
Emil Marinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delaney scores with a hook.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delaney.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delaney throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney slips a jab and a cross from Marinov.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Delaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delaney moves in looking to clinch but Marinov pushes him off.
Delaney moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarinov.
Delaney catches Marinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Delaney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Delaney throws a good cross that connects.
James Delaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Marinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Delaney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Delaney both land. Nice combination.
Delaney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marinov's head.
Marinov is rocked!
Marinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Marinov.
Delaney throws a series of punches but Marinov avoids them all with ease.
Delaney throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov throws a head kick that half lands.
Delaney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Delaney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marinov throws a low kick but Delaney avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marinov - that will leave a mark!
Marinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Delaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Marinov.
Delaney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delaney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marinov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delaney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Marinov counter with a right hand.
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marinov checks a leg kick.
Delaney tries to clinch but Marinov moves away
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Delaney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delaney misses the shot to the body.
Delaney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Delaney 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.
Marinov misses with a few strikes there.
Delaney misses with a low kick as Marinov jumps back.
Delaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Delaney scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Marinov coming out on top.
Marinov missing with a left hand there. Delaney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marinov missing with a left hand there. Delaney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delaney throws a lazy head kick
and Delaney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Delaney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marinov cracks Delaney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Delaney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marinov throws a series of strikes that have Delaney backpedaling.
Marinov lands with an overhand left.
Marinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marinov scores with a nice strike.
Delaney throws a looping overhand right but Marinov ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov tries to clinch but Delaney moves out of range.
Marinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Delaney. Delaney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marinov scores with a head kick. Delaney tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marinov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
James Delaney was interviewed post fight and said 'YOU WIN OR YOU LEARN.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 16392 p4p, 650 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 2624 p4p, 335 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomas's choice of entrance music: Shinedown - . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Thomas.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Diego throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Diego stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diego up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diego up against the cage.
Diego has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Diego is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Thomas wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Diego lands a front kick.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas 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.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Diego's head.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Diego sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Diego avoids it this time.
Diego misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Diego tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Diego moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Thomas down.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Derrick Thomas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
A big left from Thomas misses.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Diego slips a straight right by Thomas.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Jab by Diego.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Diego thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas 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.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Diego as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Dwan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Diego.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas cracks Diego with a good jab.
Thomas cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thomas.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diego doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Diego defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
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