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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 15245 p4p, 609 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 4769 p4p, 495 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diego might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Spiteri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day to day basis. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Spiteri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spiteri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been informed that Spiteri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diego throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Spiteri counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Diego on his ass! Diego wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Diego is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Spiteri drives through and clinches with Diego against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spiteri.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Spiteri lands a right hand.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spiteri looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Spiteri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego clinches up with Spiteri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spiteri breaks from the clinch.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Spiteri saw it coming and moves away.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Spiteri lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spiteri checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Spiteri.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri drives through and clinches with Diego against the ropes.
Spiteri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spiteri tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spiteri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiteri follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diego rushes Spiteri and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Spiteri.
Spiteri pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Spiteri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiteri misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spiteri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Carlotos Spiteri should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diego lands a jab to the nose.
Spiteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spiteri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Spiteri clinches up against the ropes.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside.
Spiteri lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiteri's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spiteri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego thumps Spiteri with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Spiteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego tries to clinch up but Spiteri circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri checks the leg kick.
Spiteri needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego tries to clinch there but Spiteri circles away.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Spiteri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spiteri looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego is looking to clinch but Spiteri is avoiding it.
Spiteri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Spiteri's knee but Spiteri avoids it well.
Spiteri replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diego blocks it well.
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Spiteri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiteri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Spiteri's head.
Spiteri digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Spiteri blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Spiteri moved out of range nicely.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spiteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego throws a combination that misses
and Spiteri counters with a leg kick.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiteri.
Diego misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spiteri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Spiteri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Spiteri pushes him off.
Spiteri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiteri.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego tries to clinch but Spiteri is having none of it.
Spiteri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Diego looks for the body kick but Spiteri saw that one coming.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diego tries to clinch up but Spiteri circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Spiteri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Spiteri misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Spiteri.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Spiteri.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spiteri.
Dwan Diego's cut is getting worse.
Spiteri lands a left hand.
Spiteri misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spiteri lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Diego tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiteri.
Diego tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spiteri is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spiteri lands a right hand.
Dwan Diego's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Spiteri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri manages to break the clinch.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Diego out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
Carlotos Spiteri is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Carlotos Spiteri, 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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energy
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hype
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