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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 16809 p4p, 646 weight class) and James Delaney (ranked 3396 p4p, 409 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Delaney has chosen Necessary Evil as his entrance music. James Delaney acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with the combination.
Donk. Delaney catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Delaney throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Delaney.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Delaney darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delaney's defenses.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Delaney throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Delaney.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney blocks a body shot from Diego.
Delaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delaney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Delaney on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney blocks a body shot from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delaney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delaney working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delaney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Delaney avoiding damage.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Delaney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Delaney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Delaney.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Delaney.
Delaney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delaney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Delaney in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Delaney.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Diego is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Delaney.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Delaney.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego has Delaney pushed against the cage.
Delaney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delaney struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Delaney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Delaney looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delaney taking a breather.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delaney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Delaney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwan 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.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delaney fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Delaney backs away, Diego returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Delaney defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Delaney.
Diego takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delaney throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Delaney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delaney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Delaney tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Jab from Diego.
A bone on bone clash there as Delaney blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delaney missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Delaney moves into range and clinches up with Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Diego.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delaney pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delaney is breathing heavily.
Delaney trying to stall but Diego improves his position.
A short right from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Delaney avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Delaney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James Delaney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego blocking some punches.
Delaney throws an elbow but it misses.
Delaney stalling against the cage.
Delaney lands with a right to the head.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delaney tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Delaney scores with a shoulder strike.
Delaney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Delaney avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Delaney tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Delaney back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego digs a right hand into Delaney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delaney's gas tank.
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Delaney.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delaney scores with a shoulder strike.
Delaney lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego blocking some punches.
Delaney blocks a body shot from Diego.
Delaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delaney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delaney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Delaney.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delaney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Delaney.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego avoids a wild elbow strike from Delaney.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Delaney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego 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 Delaney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delaney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego moves away from the strike by Delaney.
Delaney moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego counters with a nice leg kick.
Delaney takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Delaney misses
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delaney looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Delaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego punishes Delaney's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delaney is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney wants to clinch.
Diego blocks a head kick by Delaney.
Delaney drives through and clinches with Diego against the cage.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Delaney's ribcage. Delaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delaney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delaney blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delaney's defenses.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands a left hand.
Delaney takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands an elbow just above Delaney 's eye.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego presses Delaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Delaney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diego misses with some punches.
Delaney working aggressively here.
Diego lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Delaney's head.
Delaney taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delaney.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Delaney misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Delaney scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Delaney.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Diego.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney looking to slow down the pace here.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Delaney's head.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Delaney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Delaney in his tracks for a moment.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delaneys head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwan Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Dwan Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, James Delaney stepped up to the mic, saying 'YOU WIN OR YOU LEARN.'.
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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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