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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 16392 p4p, 650 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 2624 p4p, 335 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomas's choice of entrance music: Shinedown - . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Thomas.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Diego throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Diego stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diego up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diego up against the cage.
Diego has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Diego is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Thomas wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Diego lands a front kick.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas 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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Diego's head.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Diego sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Diego avoids it this time.
Diego misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Diego tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Diego moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Thomas down.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Derrick Thomas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
A big left from Thomas misses.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Diego slips a straight right by Thomas.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Jab by Diego.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Diego thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Diego as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Dwan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Thomas.
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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Diego.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas cracks Diego with a good jab.
Thomas cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thomas.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diego doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Diego defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego 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 is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
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