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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 4728 p4p, 501 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 18113 p4p, 777 weight class). O Donno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Diego comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu Jitsu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dwan Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
O Donno cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donno avoids the body shot from Diego.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Donno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
O Donno misses with a hook.
O Donno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dynasty K-1 Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Diego stuns O Donno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Donno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donno. That's going to slow Diego down.
O Donno swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Donno motions for Diego to come forward. O Donno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego feints a counter leg kick.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
O Donno throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
O Donno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Donno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with O Donno's head.
Diego is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donno rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for O Donno's leg but O Donno calmly moves out of range.
Diego defending well as O Donno loads up on a big left hand.
O Donno throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
O Donno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
O Donno scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
O Donno misses with an uppercut.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Donno at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donno with a jab.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donno. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donno digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
O Donno tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
O Donno misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Donnos head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from O Donno.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego prevents a body shot from O Donno.
O Donno tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Diego.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Nice cross by Diego.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donno throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diego scores with a hook.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
O Donno misses with an uppercut.
O Donno misses with a looping left.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but O Donno checks it.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces O Donno off the ropes and back into range.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Donno working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donno.
O Donno blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Donno or not.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego keeps control of O Donno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
O Donno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Donno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
O Donno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
O Donno misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from O Donno as the two fighters clinch.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Diego misses with a body punch.
O Donno misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but O Donno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
O Donno blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from O Donno.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Donno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Donno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dwan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Donno is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Donno.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diego blocks a head kick by O Donno.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donno throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Donno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Donno.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego cracks O Donno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego lands the left hand.
Diego thows a leg kick but O Donno checks it
and O Donno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego jabs O Donno right on the nose. O Donno blinks but takes it well.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donno throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and O Donno only half commits.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
O Donno looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks O Donno off balance momentarily.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for O Donno's leg but O Donno calmly moves out of range.
O Donno ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
An attempted straight right counter from O Donno misses the target.
Diego throws a body punch but O Donno moves out of range.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from O Donno misses.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
A big left from O Donno misses.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
O Donno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
O Donno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donno is just out of range.
O Donno half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Diego.
O Donno throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow O Donno down.
Diego works O Donno's body with a nice hook.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
O Donno connects with a looping right hand.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Donno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno misses the jab.
O Donno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
Diego scores with a nice body kick.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Our winner, Dwan 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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