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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 23957 p4p, 177 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 14670 p4p, 164 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diego's choice of entrance music: Jiu Jitsu. 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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287 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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190 lbs
37 - 14 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss misses with a kick to the body.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Doss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch but Doss moves out of range.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Diego misses.
Doss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego clinches up with Doss and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doss breaks the clinch.
Diego swings for the body but Doss moves out of range.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Doss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Doss with an uppercut!
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego pushes Doss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doss is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
A slow jab from Doss misses its intended target.
Diego forces Doss back against the ropes and clinches.
Doss wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Diego lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego taking a breather.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Doss blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doss is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
That's time! Doss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doss defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego scores with a hook.
Diego throws a hook but Doss blocks it.
Diego slips a straight right by Doss.
A big left from Doss misses.
A nice combination there by Diego.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Doss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Doss is just out of range.
Doss walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego keeps Doss at a distance using the push kick.
Doss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Doss slips a jab from Diego.
Doss throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego wants to clinch up but Doss keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Doss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego cracks Doss with an open hand slap.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Doss is trying to break free.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Doss controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Doss avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doss's elbow.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Doss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands an elbow just above Doss 's eye.
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doss.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Doss blocks an elbow strike.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego slips under a jab from Doss.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Doss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Doss.
Diego cracks the inside of Doss's front leg.
Doss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doss misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Diego.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doss.
Doss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego feints and then cracks Doss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doss down.
Diego avoids the head kick by Doss.
Doss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Diego misses with a right hand
enabling Doss to counter with a crisp jab.
Doss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Doss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Doss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Doss moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Doss saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Doss moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
Doss moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego cracks the inside of Doss's front leg.
Good exchange - Doss coming out on top.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doss counters with a stiff right hand.
Doss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Doss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doss tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Doss takes one to the chin there.
Doss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego wants to slow Doss down by chopping away at his legs.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doss cracks Diego with a good jab.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego is rocked!
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dwan Diego just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Doss swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
A slow jab from Doss misses its intended target.
Doss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doss throws a big shot that misses.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego cracks the inside of Doss's front leg.
Doss throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Doss swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego slips a jab from Doss.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
Doss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dwan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego clinches up with Doss and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doss is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doss has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss can't break the clinch.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss dodges an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego misses with a two punch combination.
Doss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Doss.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Doss scores with a nice head shot.
Diego tries to clinch but Doss moves out of range.
Doss appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego is looking to clinch but Doss is avoiding it.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Doss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Doss misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Doss sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Doss off balance momentarily.
Diego staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego lunges at Doss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doss's hand.
Doss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Doss down.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Doss circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doss's calf.
Doss misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Dick Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Doss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Doss off balance momentarily.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doss throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Doss ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Doss is just out of range.
Doss throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Doss moved out of range nicely.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego thumps Doss with a low kick.
Doss throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego lands a front kick.
Doss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Doss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Doss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doss moves out of range of the strikes.
Doss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwan Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diego has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Dick Doss had this to say: 'Pick myself back up ya chumps '.
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hype
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