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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1728 p4p, 46 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2336 p4p, 66 weight class). Cortez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: $$$. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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196 lbs
28 - 23 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortez is rocked!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cortez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Diego.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Diego down.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Cortez throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Cortez looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cortez with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cortez looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cortez get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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