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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 2825 p4p, 2254 weight class) and Draughn Diego (ranked 108 p4p, 52 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 cm 39 275 40 - 12 - 1 |
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202 cm 35 255 29 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer Very quick
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World class MT 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 40 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oson Bon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bon tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Bon looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming. Bon looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely. Bon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Bon should have avoided that one. Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bon. Diego connects with a high kick. Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bon throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range. Bon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight. Bon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bon misses with a looping left. Bon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Diego scores with a hook. Bon 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Both fighters circling a little - Diego finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away. Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Bon misses with a left hand and Diego counters with a low kick, right behind Bon 's knee. Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Bon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab from Diego misses. Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bon. Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away. Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bon throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it. Bon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here. Diego throws a nice outside leg kick. Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Bon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diego. Diego slips a straight right by Bon. Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Bon throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego sizes up Bon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Diego avoids the body shot from Bon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bon misses with a left hand and Diego counters with a left to the body. Bon is breathing heavily. Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bon has time to react. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego. Bon jabbing away but nothing is landing. Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Diego blocks the body kick.
Bon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego lands a jab. Diego thows a body kick. Bon tries to catch it but that hurt him. Jab from Diego. Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Bon throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot. Bon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego. Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diego connects with an inside leg kick. Diego lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bon will feel that in the morning. Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego. Diego scores with a jab. Bon acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Diego connects with a leg kick. Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Bon off balance momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Bon. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet. Bon scores with a body shot.
Diego stuns Bon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bon takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses. Bon misses with a left hand letting Diego counter with a right hand. Danga de danga de dang - Diego scores with a four punch combination! Diego connects with the punch. Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage! Diego lunges at Bon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bon's hand. Bon throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily. A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses. Bon misses with the body kick enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab. Bon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Diego punishes Bon's body with a nice straight punch. Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego lands a nice hook to Bon's body. Bon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bon on the side of the head. Diego lands a head shot. The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bon doesn't seem phased though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Diego thuds a left hand into Bon's body. Bon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bon there as he acknowledges the shot. Diego connects with an inside leg kick. Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bon. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Bon moves out of range easily. Bon misses with a looping left. Bon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego. Bon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon. Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bon. Diego throws a head kick but Bon moves out of range.
Bon avoids the head kick by Diego.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice body kick there by Diego. A head kick misses from Diego. Bon is looking to counter punch. Diego feints and then cracks Bon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bon down. Bon slips under a jab. And Bon counters with a quick kick to the body but Diego blocks it. Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bon. Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Bon's head back.
Diego thuds a left hand into Bon's body. A looping hook to the body misses from Bon. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet. Bon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Bon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bon misses with a kick to the body and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick. Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diego - the referee stops the clock and Bon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diego. Bon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Bon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Diego lands with a cross. Diego dips to his left and cracks Bon with an uppercut! Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bon throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Diego lands with a shot to the body. Diego stalks Bon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bon's face. Bon staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Oson Bon has been cut. Diego moves into range and connects with a jab. Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.
Bon is rocked! Bon ducks into a a hook from Diego and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue! Oh Bon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bon. Bon seems to have got his legs back now. Crunch! Diego slams his shin into Bon's torso. Bon swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego jabs Bon right on the nose. Bon blinks but takes it well. Diego lands with a good body shot. Diego staggers Bon with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bon looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue! Bon ducks right into an uppercut from Diego. Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Nice body punch from Diego. Bon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Diego scores with a body shot.
Bon walks into a stiff left hand from Diego. Bon takes one on the button. Diego lands with a good body shot. Bon throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it. Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diego throws out a powerful jab. Diego clips Bon with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Bon a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout. Diego thuds a left hand into Bon's body. Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego. Diego lands the left hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Diego plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Bon's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Bon, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Draughn Diego! Our winner, Draughn Diego, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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