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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 5428 p4p, 567 weight class) and Dom Diego (ranked 5781 p4p, 592 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dom Diego enters the ring!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dom Diego!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego pushes Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Williams avoiding damage as Diego throws knees to the body.
Diego throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diego throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dom Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego clinches.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego effectively controlling the action here.
Diego tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Diego presses Williams against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Diego throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Diego backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with the combination.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Williams.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Diego landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Diego misses with a two punch combination.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Williams.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diego takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego looks to clinch
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
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!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diego unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams staying out of range there.
Diego connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego breaks the clinch.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego misses with a looping left.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego with a jab.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Diego swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diego moves away from the strike by Williams.
Diego stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego pushes Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Williams blocks a body shot from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Diego lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Diego.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Diego has the dominant position.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Dom Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diego leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Diego using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego, as that shot connected.
Jab by Williams.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams 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 swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larry Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego takes one to the side of the head.
Diego takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams walks into a jab.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws a right hand that Diego ducks under and follows up with a left that Diego also avoids with ease.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Dom Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams lands the left hand.
That has opened up Dom Diego's cut even more.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Diego!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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