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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's entrance music is Tupac - I'm a Soldier. A fine choice. 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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180 lbs
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223 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mingo.
Mingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mingo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo lands a jab to the nose.
Mingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Mingo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego misses with a hook.
Mingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mingo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Mingo is out of range.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Mingo cracks Diego with a good jab.
Hughtavious Mingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego is looking to clinch but Mingo is avoiding it.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Mingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mingo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mingo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mingo throws a right hand that Diego ducks under and follows up with a left that Diego also avoids with ease.
Mingo misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego cracks Mingo with an open hand slap.
Diego clinches.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mingo.
Mingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mingo works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Mingo tries for a takedown but Diego manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mingo blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Mingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego tries a body shot but Mingo blocks it.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Mingo.
Mingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Mingo presses Diego against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mingo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Mingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Mingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Mingo blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Mingo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Mingo prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego is pressed up against the cage. Mingo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diego down to the mat. Diego avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Don Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hughtavious Mingo.
Mingo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Mingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mingo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego feints and then cracks Mingo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mingo down.
Diego throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Mingo back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mingo.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Mingo controls the action.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Mingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego wants to clinch up but Mingo keeps it at a distance.
Mingo defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
Hughtavious Mingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mingo looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Mingo ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Mingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Mingo.
Diego moves away from the strike by Mingo.
Mingo with a hook.
Diego slips under a jab.
Mingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Mingo both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mingo misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego keeps Mingo at a distance using the push kick.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Mingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo throws a right hand that Diego ducks under and follows up with a left that Diego also avoids with ease.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Mingo.
Mingo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego slips under a jab from Mingo.
Mingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mingo lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mingo under the eye.
Hughtavious Mingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mingo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Mingo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mingo walks into a left hand.
Mingo is rocked!
Mingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mingo throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo scores with a nice head shot.
Diego digs a good hook to Mingo's body.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Mingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Mingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Mingo blocks a head kick by Diego.
A combination from Mingo does no damage.
Mingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mingo misses with the combination.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Mingo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diego scores with a jab. Mingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Mingo throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mingo is breathing heavily.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
A head kick by Mingo misses
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mingo missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mingo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Mingo seems unphased.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mingo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diego is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mingo to his knees! Diego keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Don Diego made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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