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Event:
AKF 67 | Beukeboom vs. Knox
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego takes one on the button.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Brown tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego blocks a body shot from Brown. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a body shot from Diego.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown swinging wildly here.
#T2#
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Diego takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands an elbow just above Diego 's eye.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT#It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego avoiding damage.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Brown throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Kingsley Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Diego scores with a jab.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Diego thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the ropes.
A short left from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
#T1#
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego is working Brown over against the ropes.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from Diego. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Diego avoiding damage.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
#BC#
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Brown down. #CL#
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Diego counters with a solid body kick.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diego - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diego cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego is working Brown over against the ropes.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a left hand.
#T2#
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the ropes.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown prevents a body shot from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A short right from Diego on the inside. #CUT#That has opened up Kingsley Brown's cut even more.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Brown prevents a body shot from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
As Draughn Diego got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: (Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'. |
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Event:
AKF 63 | Scorpion vs. Whok
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Ringnes pushes him off.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Diego pushes Ringnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ringnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ringnes lands with a left to the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Ringnes 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Ringnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Ringnes working aggressively here.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land. #BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ringnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringnes .
Diego closes the distance but Ringnes moves to the side
and Ringnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ringnes throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries to clinch up but Ringnes circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego prevents Ringnes from breaking the clinch.#T2#
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Diego rushes Ringnes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego digs a right hand into Ringnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringnes 's gas tank.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ringnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Ringnes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego is working Ringnes over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ringnes is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?#BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Ringnes 's head back.
Diego moves out of range as Ringnes strikes.
Diego tries to clinch but Ringnes moves out of range.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ringnes throws out the jab. #CL#
Diego gets a clinch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Ringnes .
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego. #BC#
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes misses with a two punch combination.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Ringnes tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ringnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego wants to clinch up but Ringnes keeps it at a distance.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ringnes .
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringnes moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
#T1#
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringnes misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ringnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Diego.#CL#
Diego has managed to clinch.
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ringnes up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes . #T2#
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes lands with a right to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Draughn Diego.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Post fight, an emotional Draughn Diego said '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'. |
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Event:
AKF FN | Diego vs. Tharrier
Date: Jul 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Diego closes the distance and pushes Tharrier back into the ropes.
A short left from Diego.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Diego misses with a body punch.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Tharrier scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tharrier pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Tharrier will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Diego.
Diego moves to clinch but Tharrier breaks away
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Tharrier moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego looks to clinch
letting Tharrier counter with a right hand.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1##CL#
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tharrier, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Tharrier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Diego working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tharrier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Tharrier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Diego looks for the body kick but Tharrier saw that one coming.
Diego closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tharrier counters with a straight right hand.
Diego throws a hook but Tharrier avoids it easily.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked#KD2#
and Tharrier counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Diego goes down! Tharrier rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Diego is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!#CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Diego backs off Tharrier throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tharrier throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thom Tharrier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Tharrier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharrier checks a leg kick.#CL#
Diego rushes Tharrier and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tharrier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tharrier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #BC2#
Tharrier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tharrier keeps the fight on the outside.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.#T2##KD2#
Tharrier drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Diego onto his butt! Diego pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego scores with a punch to the head.#KD2#
Diego ducks into a a hook from Tharrier 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!#ROC2#Diego is rocked!#CL#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tharrier breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Diego with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Diego looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Diego get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'. |
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Event:
AKF 58
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Nugetio throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nugetio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nugetio tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Nugetio back against the ropes.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nugetio scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Nugetio.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Nugetio looks winded!
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nugetio's elbow.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nugetio missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Nugetio improves position.
Nugetio throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Nugetio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego slowing the pace effectively.
Nugetio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Nugetio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nugetio can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego is leaning against Nugetio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nugetio blocking some punches.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
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 presses Nugetio against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nugetios head.
Nugetio blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nugetio's elbow.
Nugetio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Nugetio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nugetio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nugetio throws a head punch that misses.
Nugetio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Nugetio misses with a punch to the body.
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.#R2##CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nugetios head.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nugetio can do to turn this around?
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego tries a body shot but Nugetio blocks it.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
Diego is working Nugetio over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nugetio is breathing heavily.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nugetio.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T1#
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Nugetio's head.
Nugetio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to work over Nugetio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego pushes Nugetio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a left hand.
Nugetio throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nugetio tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego pushes Nugetio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nugetio misses with some punches.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nugetio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nugetio can turn it around.#T2#
Diego pushes Nugetio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego avoiding damage.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio takes a shot to the head.
Nugetio can't break the clinch.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego pushes Nugetio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Nugetio misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nugetio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Litticius Nugetio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nugetio counters with an outside leg kick.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nugetio keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC#Nugetio is rocked!#CL#
Nugetio tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nugetio is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego gets through Nugetio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego creates a bit of distance and cracks Nugetio with a big uppercut! Nugetio goes down! The referee pushes Diego away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Nugetio make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Diego takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego took some time post fight to say the following; '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'. |
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Event:
AKF 57 | Obama vs. Diego
Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Obama circles away.
Diego tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Obama misses its target.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A left lands for Obama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Obama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obama throws a lazy head kick
and Diego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obama.
Diego is looking for the big counter here.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego avoids the body shot from Obama.
Obama backing away here, and Diego unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Obama prevents a body shot from Diego.
Obama tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama just leaning against Diego, taking a breather.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with the head strike.
#T2#
A body shot lands from Obama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Obama tries to tie him up.
Maybe Obama would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Diego gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Obama is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obama prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama is working Diego over against the ropes.
Obama gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Obama cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego looks winded!
Diego blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Obama will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Obama blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Obama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Diego has Obama up against the ropes in a clinch.
Obama is trying to stall.
Obama lands a body punch.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obama is trying to stall.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Obama wants to stall.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A short right from Obama.
Obama prevents a body shot from Diego. #BC#
Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Obama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
A good leg kick by Obama.
Obama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Obama's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Obama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Obama gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Obama lands a shot to the body.
Obama lands with a light punch inside.
Obama lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obama presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obama is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Obama taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#Diego is rocked!
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama is muscling Diego up against the ropes and as Diego bounces back off, Obama cracks him with a huge right hand! Diego crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama retains his super heavyweight title!
Tom Obama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'. |
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Event:
AKF 55 | Durand vs. Redfist
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Dimitrov avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Dimitrov in the body.
Dimitrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Good leg kick by Diego.
Dimitrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimitrov throws a combination that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego with a nice cross.#CL#
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Dimitrov breaks the clinch.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dimitrov tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
#T1#
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Dimitrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Diego.
Dimitrov lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego slips a straight right by Dimitrov.
Diego was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dimitrov 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.
Dimitrov misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Dimitrov tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrov is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Dimitrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimitrov or not.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Dimitrov looks winded!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrov.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego is working Dimitrov over against the ropes.
Dimitrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards. #CUT#That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov working hard to break the clinch.
Dimitrov prevents a body shot from Diego.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimitrov obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Dimitrov's head. #ROC#Dimitrov is rocked!
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego cracks Dimitrov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Dimitrov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Dimitrov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'. |
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Event:
AKF 53 | Obama vs. Dimitrov
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Upchurch stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Upchurch looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
A right-left combo lands from Diego.
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocking some punches.
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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Diego is working Upchurch over against the ropes.#T1#
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch. #CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Upchurch looks winded!
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Upchurch improves position. #T2#
Diego tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Upchurch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
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 with a light punch inside.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Upchurch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Upchurch swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Diego darts in and clinches Upchurch up against the ropes.
Diego avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Upchurch landing knees to the head.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
Diego slowing the pace effectively.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Upchurch. #T1#
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
A short left from Upchurch.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
Upchurch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Upchurch lands a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Diego. #CUT#It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Upchurch 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Diego avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Diego presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Upchurch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards. #T1##BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Upchurch circles away.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Upchurch's sensitive parts.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Upchurch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Upchurch misses.
Upchurch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Diego clinches up with Upchurch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Diego blocking some punches.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego is stalling here.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upchurch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Diego.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
An intense looking Draughn Diego took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'. |
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Event:
AKF 49 | Diego vs. Durand 2
Date: Apr 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Diego clinches.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Durand 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.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Durand.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego working aggressively here.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.#T1#
Durand digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durand lands a nice elbow.
Durand lands a right hand.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Durand.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Diego's ribcage.
Durand scores with a hook to the body.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Durand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Durand.
#T2#
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Durand working Diego over with knees to the body.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diego takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#Diego is rocked!
Diego blocks a body shot from Durand.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand blocks the body kick.
Durand thinks about the counter body kick.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Durand checks it.
Durand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durand feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego tries to clinch up but Durand circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Durand throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Durand only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves away
and Durand counters with a low kick, right behind Diego 's knee.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Durand catches Diego right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Durand throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Durand seems unphased.
Diego blocks a jab.
Durand misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Durand.
Diego tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego prevents a body shot from Durand.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Durand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diego!
Diego wants to clinch.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Diego avoids the body shot from Durand.
Diego throws a right and a left that Durand avoids nicely.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Diego blocks a head kick by Durand.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Durand moved away.
Durand was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Durand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego moves to clinch but Durand breaks away
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego misses with a combination
and Durand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego misses with a hook
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durand can pounce on him.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego darts in trying to clinch
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL2#
Durand has Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #BC2#
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Durand darts in and clinches Diego up against the ropes.
Durand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Diego lands a jab to Durand's midsection.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Diego is looking to clinch but Durand is avoiding it.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Durand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Durand tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand. That's going to slow Diego down.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Durand is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durand takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand moves away from the strike by Diego.
Durand throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego motions for Durand to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Durand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diego is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand jabs at Diego's body.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.#T2#
Durand lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Durand pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Durand settles back down.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Diego works the jab nicely.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Durand scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Durand feints a jab promting Diego to slip. Durand then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diego slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Durand's head back.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Diego.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Durand throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Durand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Durand throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego pushes Durand back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands a right hand.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Durand lands a shoulder strike.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand lands a right hand.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Durand.
A shot in the inside from Durand.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses. #T2#
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand lands a shot to the body.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Durand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Durand.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2#
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand is the new heavyweight champion!
Jacques Durand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'. |
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Event:
AKF 45 | Durand vs. Diego
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego moves away from the strike by Durand.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Diego has managed to clinch.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Durand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand blocks a body shot from Diego.
Durand misses with the head strike.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand scores with a hook to the body.
Durand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands an uppercut.#T1##BC#
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Durand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durand has time to react.
Durand lands a nice looking body kick.
Durand connects with a body shot.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Durand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Durand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Durand is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego misses the jab.
Durand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand lands a left hand.
Durand with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego throws a hook but Durand blocks it.#CL2#
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diego working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
#T1#
Durand blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Diego lands a body punch.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Durand lands a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Durand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diego lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC#
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durand can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Durand lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Diego moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego throws a combination. Durand tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durand doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Diego tries to clinch there but Durand circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand keeps the fight on the outside.
Durand throws a body kick that misses
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Durand was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Durand is looking to wear down Diego with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Durand slips under a jab.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Durand circles away.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Durand counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Durand.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand lands an uppercut.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diego is trying to stall.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves out of range.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego is looking to clinch but Durand is avoiding it.
#T1#
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego closes the distance but Durand moves to the side
letting Durand counter with a right hand.
Durand throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Durand lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
Durand throws a shot to the body.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Durand misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Durand coming out on top.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Diego is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durand scoring well with a low kick there.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Durand with a nice calf kick.
Durand lands a jab to Diego's midsection.#CL2#
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Draughn Diego in that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Durand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durand tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego avoids the body shot from Durand.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Durand scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durand slips under a jab.
Diego wants to clinch.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
Diego digs a good body shot into Durand's ribs.
Durand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durand swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Durand.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Diego.#T2#
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand throws a good cross that connects.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand tried to counter with a leg kick but Diego avoided it.
Durand throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Durand misses with a kick to the body.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diego crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durand - the referee stops the clock and Diego gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durand. Diego manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Durand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jacques Durand thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'. |
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Event:
AKF 42 | Diego vs. Benedetti
Date: Mar 05, 2022 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diego!
#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Benedetti 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.#CL#
Diego rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Diego darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
#T1#
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Come on Diego - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego pushes Benedetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego is working Benedetti over against the ropes.
Benedetti looks winded!
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego pushes Benedetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Diego cracks Benedetti with a nice body shot.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is leaning against Benedetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti. #BC2#
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Diego.
Diego scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.#T1#
Diego wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego jabs Benedetti right on the nose. Benedetti blinks but takes it well.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Benedetti misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.#T2#
Diego throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Benedetti misses with a body punch
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Diego pushes Benedetti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego working aggressively here.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Diego is working Benedetti over against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Benedetti's ribcage. Benedetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards. #ROC#Benedetti is rocked!
Benedetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego pushes Benedetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
#KD#
Diego creates a bit of space and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Benedetti is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
Diego plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Benedetti to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Benedetti just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Draughn Diego thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Claudio Benedetti stepped up to the mic, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'. |
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Event:
Proud FC Eternally Grateful
Date: Jan 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurse misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego throws a big counter combination but Nurse scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Diego has managed to clinch.
Diego gets through Nurse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Nurse has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurse prevents a body shot from Diego.
Nurse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Diego.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Nurse takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurse backwards. #T1#
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurse controls his hands.
Nurse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Diego digs a right hand into Nurse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurse's gas tank.
Diego blocks a body shot from Nurse.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nurse up against the ropes.
Nurse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Nurse.
Nurse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego works on Nurse's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurse looks winded!
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Diego pushes Nurse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego pushes Nurse back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego prevents a body shot from Nurse.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#Nurse is rocked!
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurse is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nurse with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nurse looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nurse get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
Draughn Diego seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Proud FC 19 - Seppuku
Date: Jan 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego lands with a right hand.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Talboteasar circles away.
#CL#
Diego closes the distance and pushes Talboteasar back into the ropes.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Talboteasar scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Talboteasar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Talboteasar gets an underhook and turns Diego into the ropes.
We've been informed that Talboteasar 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 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Talboteasar looks winded!
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talboteasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
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 lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Talboteasar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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.
Talboteasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A short right from Diego. #ROC#Talboteasar is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Talboteasar is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talboteasar is keeping busy.#T2#
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talboteasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego is leaning against Talboteasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talboteasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Talboteasar senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Draughn Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Proud FC 15
Date: Dec 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego tries to clinch up
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diego!
Talboteasar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego defending well as Talboteasar loads up on a big left hand.
Talboteasar scores with a nice head shot.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
Talboteasar motions for Diego to come forward. Talboteasar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Talboteasar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talboteasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Talboteasar blocking some punches.
Talboteasar tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Talboteasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Talboteasar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Talboteasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talboteasar's efforts to push away.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Diego.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Talboteasar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talboteasar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Talboteasar fails to land.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Talboteasar is breathing heavily.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Talboteasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Talboteasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talboteasar throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Talboteasar is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Talboteasar.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Diego. #T4#
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Talboteasar struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Talboteasar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talboteasar lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Talboteasar.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego pushes Talboteasar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talboteasars head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar misses with a straight right.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talboteasar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diego.#CL2#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Talboteasar is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Talboteasar into the ropes.
Draughn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego lands a right hand.
Talboteasar is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Talboteasar's ribcage. Talboteasar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Talboteasar or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Talboteasar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diego wants to stall.
Diego gets through Talboteasar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
#T1#
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talboteasar has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Diego.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside. #ROC2#Talboteasar is rocked!
Diego is leaning against Talboteasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Talboteasar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Diego.
A hook to the body from Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talboteasar seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Diego tries to work over Talboteasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
A short right from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego mutters something to Talboteasar before pushing him back against the ropes. As Talboteasar comes back towards him, Diego unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Talboteasar clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego is the new heavyweight champion!
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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Event:
Proud FC 12 - Last Samurai
Date: Nov 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Talboteasar takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Talboteasar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.#CL#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talboteasar can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
A short right from Diego.
We've been informed that Talboteasar 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a body punch.
Talboteasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
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.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
#T1#
Talboteasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar blocks an uppercut.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talboteasar scores a nice knee to the body.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Talboteasar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Talboteasar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talboteasar lands with a right to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Talboteasar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Talboteasar's ribcage. Talboteasar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Talboteasar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Diego is working Talboteasar over against the ropes.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Diego misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Talboteasar manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talboteasar throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Diego wants to slow Talboteasar down by chopping away at his legs.
Talboteasar throws a shot to the body.
Talboteasar misses with a hook.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talboteasar looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Talboteasar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Diego clinches.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Talboteasar improves position.
Talboteasar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego works on Talboteasar's body with a couple of short punches.
Talboteasar scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
Diego lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talboteasar is keeping busy.
Talboteasar is working Diego over against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego stalls.
Diego working aggressively here.
Talboteasar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego is looking to control Talboteasar's arms but Talboteasar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Talboteasar has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
#T4#
Talboteasar is trying to stall.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Talboteasar - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Talboteasar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Talboteasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Diego avoiding damage as Talboteasar throws knees to the body.
Diego working aggressively here.
Talboteasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Talboteasar has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Talboteasar lands.
Talboteasar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talboteasar's efforts to push away.#BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Talboteasar lands a left hand.
#T1#
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Diego lands a right hand.
Talboteasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes. #BC2#
Talboteasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talboteasar misses with the combination.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talboteasar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talboteasar on the side of the head.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Talboteasar circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Talboteasar misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with an inside leg kick.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talboteasar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Good body shot from Talboteasar.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego is leaning against Talboteasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Talboteasar missing with knees to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Talboteasar misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talboteasar blocking some punches.
Talboteasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Talboteasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Talboteasar pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talboteasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talboteasar struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
#T4#
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talboteasar digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Talboteasar is breathing heavily.
Diego avoiding damage as Talboteasar throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talboteasar misses with a body punch.
Diego digs a right hand into Talboteasar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Talboteasar's gas tank.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Talboteasar.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Talboteasar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Talboteasar unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego scores with a nice body kick.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talboteasar.
Talboteasar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talboteasar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talboteasar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Talboteasar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Talboteasar gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talboteasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body.
Talboteasar working Diego over with knees to the body.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Talboteasar misses with some punches.
Talboteasar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Talboteasar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talboteasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talboteasar scores with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talboteasar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talboteasar throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Talboteasar.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Talboteasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talboteasar.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talboteasar was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Talboteasar throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Talboteasar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego slips a jab from Talboteasar.
Diego moves out of range as Talboteasar strikes.
Talboteasar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
Diego throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talboteasar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talboteasar.
Nice jab there from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
#CL#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Talboteasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Talboteasar throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Talboteasar tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talboteasar throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talboteasar checks a leg kick. #T4#
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Talboteasar just manages to avoid it.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talboteasar lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Diego tries to clinch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a sloppy body shot
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talboteasar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Diego has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camulius Talboteasar really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talboteasars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Talboteasar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Diego gets a clinch.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Talboteasar fails to land.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar missing with knees to the body.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Diego.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Talboteasar.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego is working Talboteasar over against the ropes.
Talboteasar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Talboteasar throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talboteasar misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Talboteasar landing knees to the body.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Talboteasar tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Talboteasar lands a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Talboteasar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Diego appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talboteasar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Talboteasar.
#CL#
Diego has Talboteasar up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Talboteasar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talboteasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talboteasar working Diego over with knees to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talboteasar scores with a shoulder strike.
Talboteasar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talboteasar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Talboteasar on the inside.
Diego takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talboteasar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Talboteasar.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Talboteasar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R5#
Talboteasar throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talboteasar.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Talboteasar pushes him off.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talboteasar jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talboteasar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Talboteasar pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
Talboteasar on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Talboteasar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego lands a head kick. Talboteasar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Talboteasar pushes him off.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talboteasar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talboteasar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Diego closes the distance and pushes Talboteasar back into the ropes.
Talboteasar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Talboteasar.
A head punch on the inside from Talboteasar fails to land.
Diego throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talboteasar trying to stall but Diego improves his position.
Talboteasar tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talboteasar blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Talboteasar breaks from the clinch.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talboteasar avoids the body shot from Diego.
A combination from Talboteasar does no damage. #T3#
Talboteasar throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Talboteasar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talboteasar connects with a looping right hand.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Talboteasar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
Talboteasar misses with a wild body shot.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Diego clinches.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes. #BC2#
Talboteasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Talboteasar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.#T4#
Diego looks to land a body kick but Talboteasar moved away.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talboteasar throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Talboteasar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diego looks to clinch
and Talboteasar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talboteasar looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Talboteasar connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Talboteasar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Talboteasar misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a three punch combo that has Talboteasar backing up. Talboteasar nods at Diego to acknowledge the strikes.
Talboteasar throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camulius Talboteasar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talboteasar 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Camulius Talboteasar!
Camulius Talboteasar is the new heavyweight champion!
Draughn Diego spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
Proud FC 8 - Bushido
Date: Oct 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Obama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obama cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Obama throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego stalks Obama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obama's face. Obama staggers backwards, shaken.
Obama swings widly with a right hand
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Obama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama misses with a jab to the body
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Obama tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Obama tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
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.
Obama tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Obama looks winded!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Diego has Obama pressed against the ropes, preventing Obama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes. #BC#
Diego breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego tries to clinch there but Obama circles away.
Obama throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.#CL#
Diego rushes Obama and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Obama back against the ropes.
Diego tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Obama prevents a body shot from Diego. #T3#
Diego taking a breather.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obama.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego presses Obama against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama misses with some punches.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego is working Obama over against the ropes.#T4#
Diego looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obama backwards. #KD#
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Obama crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!#ROC#Obama is rocked!#CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Diego.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Obama seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego. #KD#
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Obama with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Obama looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Obama get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
A low kick from Obama is predictable there
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Diego throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Obama is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Draughn Diego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Proud FC 6- DYNAMITE
Date: Oct 15, 2021 |
#R1#
La Croix throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
La Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
La Croix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
A combination from Diego does no damage. #CL#
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of La Croixs head.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
La Croix looks winded!
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Diego is leaning against La Croix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been informed that La Croix 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.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
La Croix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diego lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego pushes La Croix back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Croix or not.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of La Croix's head.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego digs a right hand underneath La Croix's ribcage. La Croix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego cracks La Croix with a nice body shot.
La Croix prevents a body shot from Diego.
La Croix prevents a body shot from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
Diego pushes La Croix back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Diego.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego trying to stall but La Croix improves his position.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego is looking to control La Croix's arms but La Croix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Croix.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#La Croix is rocked!
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! La Croix crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! La Croix face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diego takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Draughn Diego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Proud FC 3- New Breed
Date: Sep 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego takes one on the button.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Tchusuk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL#
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk lands with a left to the head.
Diego is leaning against Tchusuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego. #T2#
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Tchusuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tchusuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tchusuk lands a body punch.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
#T3#
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tchusuk on the inside.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tchusuk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tchusuk can turn it around.
Tchusuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tchusuk.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tchusuk lands with a right to the head.
Tchusuk presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego taking a breather.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Diego defending well as Tchusuk loads up on a big left hand.
Tchusuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Tchusuk lands a right hand.
Tchusuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchusuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Tchusuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Tchusuk tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Tchusuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tchusuk on the inside.
Tchusuk tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Diego. #T2#
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk lands a right hand.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Diego is rocked!
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Tchusuk improves position.
Tchusuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tchusuk lands a body punch.
Tchusuk presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with a knee strike.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego. #T4#
Tchusuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3##CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego is leaning against Tchusuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk landing knees to the head.
Tchusuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Diego. #T1#
A short right from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Tchusuk misses with a knee to the head.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
#T2#
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
#T3#
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Tchusuk improves position.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Tchusuk lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego working aggressively here.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tchusuk.
A hook to the body from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego presses Tchusuk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tchusuk throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tchusuk looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Tchusuk clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk lands a body punch.
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Tchusuk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Tchusuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego tries a body shot but Tchusuk blocks it.
Tchusuk lands with a left to the head.
Tchusuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tchusuk or not.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to stall but Tchusuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tchusuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Good body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
#T3#
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tchusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a nice leg kick.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tchusuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tchusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tchusuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tchusuk throws a lazy head kick
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego stuns Tchusuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Diego. #T4#
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tchusuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego had his way with Kenny Tchusuk in that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn 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!#R5##CL#
Diego drives through and clinches with Tchusuk against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Tchusuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land. #T1#
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tchusuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Tchusuk looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tchusuk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tchusuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
Diego lands an uppercut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego digs a right hand into Tchusuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tchusuk's gas tank.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tchusuk's ribcage. Tchusuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes. #T3#
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tchusuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
#T4#
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands a left hand.
A short left from Diego.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego tries a body shot but Tchusuk blocks it.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego digs a right hand into Tchusuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tchusuk's gas tank.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
Draughn Diego thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Proud FC 2- Resurgence
Date: Sep 10, 2021 |
#R1#
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Diego has McGuire up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire looking to stall.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Diego.
McGuire looks winded!
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Diego. #T1#
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
A short right from Diego.
Diego holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diego for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Diego digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Diego - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diego works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego presses McGuire against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego is struggling to control the position.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Diego slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Diego tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head. #ROC#McGuire is rocked!
Diego lands a left hand.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego cracks McGuire with a big uppercut, right up the middle and McGuire goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! McGuire wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Draughn Diego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SYN K1 8/13
Date: Aug 13, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Piano has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Piano tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Piano manages to break the clinch.
Diego looks to land a combination. Piano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Piano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Piano misses its target.
Diego lands with a hook. Piano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Piano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego lands a high kick!
Piano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Piano is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piano tries to break free but Diego pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Piano tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piano can't break the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piano takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Piano tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Piano wants to break free but Diego has control.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego has Piano pressed against the ropes, preventing Piano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Piano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piano misses with a punch to the body.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Piano tries to break free but Diego pushes him back against the ropes.
Piano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diego keeps control of Piano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Piano avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano prevents a body shot from Diego.
Piano is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with some punches.
Piano tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Piano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Piano is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piano .
Diego tries a body shot but Piano blocks it.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Piano is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Piano is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Piano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow. #T3#
Diego tries a body shot but Piano blocks it.
Piano working hard to break the clinch.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Piano .
Piano is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego pushes Piano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Piano 's ribcage. Piano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piano is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
#BC#
Piano breaks from the clinch.
Piano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Piano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piano .
Piano throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.#CL2#
Diego instigates a clinch. #T4##BC#
Piano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego throws a right hand that Piano ducks under and follows up with a left that Piano also avoids with ease.
Piano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Piano gets tackled into the ropes by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Piano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piano 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piano is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Piano tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego tries a body shot but Piano blocks it.
Diego is leaning against Piano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piano is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Diego throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diego really felt that one!
Diego clobbers Piano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego is looking to clinch but Piano is avoiding it.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Diego clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Piano breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Piano slips a straight right by Diego.#T1#
Piano avoids the body shot from Diego.
Piano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Piano moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPiano .
Piano avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Piano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Piano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Piano breaks the clinch.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL2#
Piano tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draughn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piano wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Piano is working Diego over against the ropes.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Piano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC#
Piano breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T3#
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
Piano working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piano 's elbow.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Piano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Diego drives through and clinches with Piano against the ropes.
#T4#
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Piano 's head.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Piano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego pushes Piano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piano tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Diego.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#Piano is rocked!
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego creates a bit of distance and cracks Piano with a big uppercut! Piano goes down! The referee pushes Diego away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Piano make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Diego takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego is the new heavyweight champion!
Draughn Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rick Piano spoke after the fight, saying 'I need more roids!'. |
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Event:
SYN K-1 7/30
Date: Jul 30, 2021 |
#R1#
A low kick from Erikson misses
and Diego counters with a one-two to the body.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erikson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erikson throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego with a nice calf kick.
Erikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Erikson cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Erikson staying out of range there.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Erikson throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Erikson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts. #CL#
Diego clinches up with Erikson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson's elbow. #T1#
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikson controls his hands.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Erikson.
Erikson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erikson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Erikson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erikson takes a shot to the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Erikson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erikson tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Erikson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erikson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Erikson looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to work over Erikson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Erikson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson is trying to break free.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erikson lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Erikson blocks an uppercut.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego works on Erikson's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards. #ROC#Erikson is rocked!
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Erikson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Erikson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Erikson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
An out of breath Draughn Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SYN K-1 07/16
Date: Jul 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Diego rushes Tchusuk and presses him up against the ropes.
Tchusuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tchusuk.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands an uppercut.
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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Tchusuk tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Tchusuk looks winded!
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Tchusuk 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.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego trying to stall but Tchusuk improves his position.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego tries a body shot but Tchusuk blocks it.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tchusuk is keeping busy.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego is working Tchusuk over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
#T3#
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego working aggressively here.
#BC#
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tchusuk misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Tchusuk misses
and Diego counters with a three punch combo that has Tchusuk backing up. Tchusuk nods at Diego to acknowledge the strikes.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Diego lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a right hand.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tchusuk.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Tchusuk gets an underhook and turns Diego into the ropes.
Tchusuk pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tchusuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tchusuk.
Diego blocks a head kick by Tchusuk.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tchusuk can do to turn this around?#CL#
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Tchusuk.
Tchusuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow. #T1#
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch.
Tchusuk is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego. #T2#
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Tchusuk improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Tchusuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Tchusuk tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A short left from Diego.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tchusuk up against the ropes.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Tchusuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Tchusuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Diego drives through and clinches with Tchusuk against the ropes.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tries a body shot but Tchusuk blocks it.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Tchusuk misses with a knee strike.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego lands a body shot. #T1#
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
Diego is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tchusuk's ribcage. Tchusuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tchusuk's ribcage. Tchusuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a right hand.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tchusuk's ribcage. Tchusuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchusuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego is trying to stall.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Tchusuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
A very excited looking Draughn Diego made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SYN K1 6/18
Date: Jun 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego scores with a spinning back kick!
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchusuk blocks a head kick by Diego.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.#KD2#
Tchusuk clips Diego 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 Diego a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Diego with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk tries to land a body kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego cracks Tchusuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego throws a hook but Tchusuk avoids it easily.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD2#
Tchusuk throws out a head kick that Diego doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Diego crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Diego's eyes and has decided to let it go on!#ROC2#Diego is rocked!
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tchusuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Tchusuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk misses with a jab to the body
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Tchusuk 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.
Tchusuk misses with a body kick.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Tchusuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diego misses with a low kick as Tchusuk jumps back.
As Diego backs off Tchusuk throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
Tchusuk tries to work over Diego's front leg with a kick but Diego checks it.
Tchusuk tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego slips under a jab from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tchusuk thinking.
Tchusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Diego misses its target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diego.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Tchusuk off balance momentarily.
Tchusuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Tchusuk avoided it.
Tchusuk falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego staying out of range there.
Tchusuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
And Diego counters with a quick kick to the body but Tchusuk blocks it.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Diego connects with the punch.
Tchusuk misses with a kick to the body.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tchusuk will feel that in the morning.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Tchusuk moves away and avoids it.
Tchusuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tchusuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T3#
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Tchusuk avoids it.
Tchusuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Tchusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tchusuk avoids the head kick by Diego.
Tchusuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tchusuk lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Tchusuk tries to clinch up.
Diego throws a quick counter head kick but Tchusuk was just out of range.
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
A low kick from Tchusuk misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
Tchusuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Tchusuk seems unphased.
Tchusuk slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego looks to land a combination but Tchusuk avoids it well.
Tchusuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tchusuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tchusuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego looks to land a combination but Tchusuk avoids it well. #T4#
Tchusuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tchusuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego scores with a head kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Tchusuk.
Diego is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tchusuk misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut.
Diego misses with the body kick
and Tchusuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tchusuk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diego.
Diego looks to land a combination. Tchusuk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Tchusuk lands.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tchusuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego throws a low kick but Tchusuk moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Tchusuk misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
That kick from Tchusuk tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tchusuk throws a big shot that misses.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchusuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Tchusuk misses.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Tchusuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tchusuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tchusuk loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Tchusuk's head back.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a two punch combo.
Tchusuk misses with a kick to the body.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tchusuk.
Diego thuds a left hand into Tchusuk's body.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Tchusuk throws a good cross that connects.
Tchusuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchusuk dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Tchusuk swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego digs a good body shot into Tchusuk's ribs.
Tchusuk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tchusuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego cracks Tchusuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego takes a swing at Tchusuk's ribcage but misses.
Tchusuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tchusuk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT#It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diego punishes Tchusuk's body with a nice straight punch.
Tchusuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tchusuk scrambles back to his feet.
Diego cracks Tchusuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
Tchusuk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diego.
Tchusuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Tchusuk avoids the body shot from Diego.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T3#
A low kick from Tchusuk is predictable there
and Diego counters with a series of strikes. Tchusuk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego scores with a jab. Tchusuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Tchusuk forces Diego back against the ropes and clinches.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego wants to stall.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow. #T4#
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tchusuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchusuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego taking a breather.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tchusuk misses with a knee strike.
Tchusuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Tchusuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Tchusuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Tchusuk slips the punch.
Good exchange - Tchusuk coming out on top.
Tchusuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Tchusuk.
Good shot there by Diego.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tchusuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diego.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD2#
Tchusuk staggers Diego with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Diego 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!#T1#
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego leaves his chin hanging out and Tchusuk seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Diego crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!
Draughn Diego spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
SYN K1 6/4
Date: Jun 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Doss throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Doss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Doss is out of range.
Diego drops his hands momentarily and Doss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego takes one on the button.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doss avoids the head kick by Diego.
Doss throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Doss throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Doss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego clobbers Doss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doss doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego misses with a hook
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Doss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Doss had a free shot at his head there.
Doss misses with a left hand
and Diego finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doss missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doss throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Doss misses with a body shot.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diego!
#CUT#It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.#T2#
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
Diego is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego lands a head shot.
Diego connects with a body shot.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doss slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego with a nice calf kick.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego digs a good hook to Doss's body.
Diego feints and then cracks Doss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doss down.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Doss's side.
Doss throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego connects with the punch.#T3#
Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
enabling Doss to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Doss misses.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doss! But no joy.
Doss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doss blocks a jab.
Doss lands a body shot.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doss will feel that in the morning.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
A swing and a miss from Doss.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doss moves away.
Doss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands a jab.#T4#
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doss swinging wildly here.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego lands a front kick.
Doss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Doss tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doss throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doss misses with a body kick.
Diego swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Doss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diego lands with a straight right. Doss didn't see that one coming.
Doss misses the shot to the body.
Diego cracks Doss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego cracks Doss with an open hand slap.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doss.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Doss moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Doss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a kick to the body
and Doss counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Doss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doss throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Doss sees coming a mile off.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Doss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diego.
Doss lands a jab.
Diego moves forwards but Doss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego slips a jab from Doss.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Doss's side.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Doss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego misses with a hook. Doss ducked under it nicely.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diego takes a step back to recover.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doss! But no joy.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doss can do to turn this around?
Doss looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Doss throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Doss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Doss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doss misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
Doss loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Diego scores with a jab.
Good work by Doss as he checks the leg kick.
Doss fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego keeps Doss at a distance using the push kick.
Diego misses with a head kick.
#T4#
Doss lands with a slapping head kick.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with a combination
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego digs a good body shot into Doss's ribs.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Doss down.
Doss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego misses with a combination
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss'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!#R3#
Doss misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doss throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Doss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diego.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doss.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego throws a head kick but Doss moves out of range.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Doss counters with a right hand to the body.
Diego lands a front kick.
Doss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Diego lands a jab to Doss's midsection.
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!
Doss throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Doss.
Doss thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Doss checks a leg kick nicely.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Doss's knee but Doss avoids it well.
Doss misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doss throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doss throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Doss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doss slips a jab from Diego.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Doss is just out of range.
Doss ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Doss thinks about the counter body kick.
Diego moves away from the strike by Doss.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
Doss throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Doss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Doss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doss's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doss slips under a jab from Diego.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Doss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doss checks a leg kick.
Doss is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego lands with an overhand left.
Dick Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Doss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diego.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Doss moves his leg out of the way.
Doss throws a big shot that misses.
Diego misses with the combination.
Doss tries a quick counter leg kick but Diego is wise to it.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Doss misses its intended target.
Diego lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Doss misses.
Doss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Doss.
Doss 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.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego is looking to slow Doss down with leg kicks.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego swings for the body but Doss moves out of range.
Doss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 misses with the body kick
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Doss should have avoided that one.
Doss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Doss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Doss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doss misses the jab.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doss under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
A victorious Draughn Diego thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Dick Doss stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pick myself back up ya chumps '. |
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Event:
SYN K1 5/21
Date: May 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego cracks Miles Iii with an open hand slap.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miles Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miles Iii lands a jab.
Miles Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miles Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego looks for the body kick but Miles Iii saw that one coming.
Miles Iii misses with a hook.
Miles Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Miles Iii coming out on top.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miles Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Diego.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Miles Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles Iii misses the shot to the body.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Miles Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Diego.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Miles Iii connects with a leg kick.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miles Iii blocks the body kick.
Miles Iii throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miles Iii tries to counter by clinching up but Diego breaks away and moves out of range.
Miles Iii looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Miles Iii avoids the body shot from Diego.
Miles Iii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
Miles Iii looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego lands a jab to Miles Iii's midsection.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles Iii throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miles Iii. That did some damage!
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands a jab.
Miles Iii misses with the combination.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Miles Iii is out of range.
Miles Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miles Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Miles Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miles Iii tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Miles Iii's belly button to the back.
Miles Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Miles Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miles Iii lands a body shot.
Miles Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.#T3#
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Miles Iii's head.
Miles Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miles Iii connects with the punch.
Miles Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego throws a low kick but Miles Iii moves out of range easily.
Diego lands with an overhand left.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Miles Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Miles Iii moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miles Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diego - the referee stops the clock and Miles Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diego. Miles Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Miles Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Miles Iii throws a big counter combination but Diego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miles Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Miles Iii misses the target.
Miles Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Miles Iii's head.
Miles Iii walks into a left hand.
Miles Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego avoids the head kick by Miles Iii.
Diego moves out of range as Miles Iii strikes.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Miles Iii seems unphased.
Miles Iii swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego checks a low kick from Miles Iii.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Diego.
Miles Iii swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Diego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miles Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Miles Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles Iii.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diego lunges at Miles Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miles Iii's hand.
Miles Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miles Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miles Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Miles Iii sees coming a mile off.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Iii throws a big counter combination but Diego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Miles Iii throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a leg kick but Miles Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego throws the left hand but Miles Iii avoids the punch easily.
Miles Iii defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Diego throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diego keeps Miles Iii at a distance using the push kick.
Miles Iii loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego avoids the body shot from Miles Iii.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miles Iii dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Miles Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miles Iii is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miles Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
Miles Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Miles Iii misses. #T2#
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Iii misses with an uppercut.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Miles Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego takes a swing at Miles Iii's ribcage but misses.
Miles Iii misses with a looping right.
Miles Iii missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Miles Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Miles Iii is out of range.
Miles Iii tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Miles Iii is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
#T3#
Miles Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Miles Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miles Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miles Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a body punch but Miles Iii moves out of range.
Jab from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diego throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miles Iii scores with a nice strike.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miles Iii misses with a straight left.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Miles Iii in the body.
Diego throws a head kick but Miles Iii moves out of range.
It looked like Miles Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miles Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.#T4#
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles Iii throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Miles Iii avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego thows a body kick. Miles Iii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miles Iii.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miles Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miles Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Miles Iii off the ropes and back into range.
Miles Iii moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miles Iii momentarily.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Miles Iii.
Diego defending well as Miles Iii loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Miles Iii throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Miles Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Miles Iii settles back down.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands the left hand.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miles Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Miles Iii sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miles Iii staying out of range there.
Miles Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Miles Iii in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diego moves away from the strike by Miles Iii. #T1#
Diego digs a good hook to Miles Iii's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miles Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miles Iii misses the jab.
Diego looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miles Iii misses with a looping left.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miles Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Miles Iii.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Miles Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego cracks Miles Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miles Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miles Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego slips under a jab from Miles Iii.
Good work by Miles Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Miles Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Miles Iii loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego digs a good hook to Miles Iii's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Miles Iii.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diego jabs Miles Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego with the inside leg kick.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego tries to move into range but Miles Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miles Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Miles Iii's head back.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miles Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diego.#T3#
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Miles Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego clobbers Miles Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Diego misses.
Miles Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miles Iii throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Miles Iii throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Diego blocks a head kick by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Miles Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Miles Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Miles Iii sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego scores with the left hand. Miles Iii knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Miles Iii throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miles Iii throws out the jab.
Miles Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miles Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miles Iii slips a jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Boobie Miles Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Miles Iii misses.
Miles Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego lands a nice hook to Miles Iii's body. Miles Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miles Iii misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miles Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miles Iii moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miles Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SYN K-1 5/7
Date: May 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Piano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the body from Piano misses
and Diego counters with a thumping low kick.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Diego is looking to chop away at Piano 's legs.
Piano avoids the body shot from Diego.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Piano moves out of range easily.
Piano 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.
Piano looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Diego thinks about the counter body kick.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Piano misses its target.
Piano throws a head kick that Diego semi-blocks.
#T1#
Diego misses with an uppercut. Piano saw that one coming.
Diego looks to land a combination but Piano avoids it well. #CL#
Piano drives through and clinches with Diego against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piano pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch.
Piano pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Piano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego throws a leg kick but Piano checks it.
Piano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Diego throws a push kick but Piano slaps the foot to one side.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piano manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Piano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
#T2#
Diego misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Piano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Piano checks a low kick from Diego.
Good leg kick by Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego slips under a jab from Piano .
Piano checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Piano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego with the inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Piano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Diego throws a push kick but Piano slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws a head kick but Piano moves out of range.
Piano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano .
Diego misses with a body shot.
Piano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diego takes a swing at Piano 's ribcage but misses.
Diego misses with a low kick as Piano jumps back.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Piano .
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
#T4#
Piano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Piano obliges.
Diego looks winded!
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Piano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks a body shot from Piano .
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piano 's elbow.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego connects with a right hand. Piano shakes it off.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
That's time! Piano 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Piano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diego really felt that one!
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Piano is just out of range.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Piano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Piano swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Piano misses its target.
Piano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Piano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
Diego misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Diego throws the left hand but Piano avoids the punch easily.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Diego throws a head kick that Piano semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Piano . Beautiful body shot.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Piano 's belly button to the back.
Piano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Piano checks a leg kick.#T2#
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
No joy there for Piano , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piano staying out of range there.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piano is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Piano throws a body shot but no joy.
Piano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego flicks out a counter leg kick but Piano steps away.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego. #KD#
Piano closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Diego crashing to the mat! Diego uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.#KD#
Piano catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Diego stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Diego walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC#Diego is rocked!
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!
Piano circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Diego tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Piano wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rick Piano , 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.
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
SYN K-11
Date: Apr 30, 2021 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#CUT2#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.#ROC2#Bon is rocked!#KD2#
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?!!#T2#
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.#KD2#
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.#T3#
Diego throws out a powerful jab.#KD2#
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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Event:
S. Y. N.
Date: Apr 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego throws a hook but La Croix avoids it easily.
La Croix throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Danga de danga de dang - Diego scores with a four punch combination!
La Croix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego slips a straight right by La Croix.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - La Croix coming out on top.
Diego misses with a series of wild punches.
La Croix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a counter combo.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Diego misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego scores with a jab. La Croix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Diego jabs La Croix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego slips a jab from La Croix.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
La Croix throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and La Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Croix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Croix checks the leg kick nicely there.
La Croix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
La Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
La Croix misses with a low kick.
La Croix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
La Croix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego connects with a body shot that sends La Croix's belly button to the back.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Croix.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
La Croix lands with a good body shot.
Diego scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Croix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diego pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces La Croix back to the ropes. Diego follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
La Croix half committed to a counter leg kick.
La Croix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
La Croix misses the jab.
La Croix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Croix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego scores with a jab. La Croix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego lands with a straight right. La Croix didn't see that one coming.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
La Croix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego throws a right hand that La Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that La Croix also avoids with ease.
La Croix tried to counter with a leg kick but Diego avoided it.
La Croix scores with a jab. Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Croix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T4#
Diego connects with the punch.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks La Croix in the body.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
La Croix dips to his left and cracks Diego with an uppercut!
La Croix tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Croix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La Croix lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Diego throws a head kick but La Croix moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but La Croix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Diego feints and then cracks La Croix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Croix down.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
La Croix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Croix manages to avoid it.
La Croix is looking to counter with a body kick.
Diego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
La Croix throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
La Croix misses with a hook.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La Croix misses with a looping left.
Diego tries to work over La Croix's front leg with a kick but La Croix checks it.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Croix moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Croix.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Diego misses with an uppercut. La Croix saw that one coming.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
Diego misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diego throws out a loose jab but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix misses with a few strikes there.
La Croix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on La Croix if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. La Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. La Croix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
La Croix misses with a straight left.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Croix doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Diego misses with a hook
letting La Croix counter with a right hand.
La Croix thumps Diego with a low kick.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and La Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Croix scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Croix momentarily.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego swings for the body but La Croix moves out of range.
Diego misses with a series of wild punches.
La Croix misses the jab.#T3#
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces La Croix off the ropes and back into range.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Croix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
La Croix throws a body kick that misses.
Diego throws a lazy head kick
and La Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego 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.#KD#
La Croix connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Diego onto his butt! Diego bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC#Diego is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Croix moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Croix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. La Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Croix. La Croix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like La Croix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego throws a right hand that La Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that La Croix also avoids with ease.
It appears La Croix was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL#
La Croix moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from La Croix.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix lands with a left to the head.
La Croix blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Croix.
La Croix lands a body shot.
La Croix lands an elbow just above Diego 's eye.
La Croix lands a body punch in the clinch. #KD#
La Croix has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Diego to the canvas! Can Diego beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix misses with a body shot.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! La Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
La Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego looks to throw a body kick
and La Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
La Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from La Croix.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Croix.
Diego throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Croix with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego misses with a straight left.
La Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from La Croix.
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Jab from La Croix.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Diego's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Diego - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
Nero La Croix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Draughn Diego was interviewed post fight and said 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
SYN K-1 十 一
Date: Mar 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego 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.
Crayewski misses with the body kick
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego throws a body punch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crayewski throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crayewski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crayewski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Crayewski moves out of range easily.
Diego swings for the body but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crayewski checks it well.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
A low kick from Crayewski is predictable there
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego tries to clinch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Crayewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crayewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crayewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego throws a head kick that Crayewski semi-blocks.
#CUT2#It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Crayewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crayewski's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crayewski blocks a body shot from Diego. #BC2#
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego throws a right and a left that Crayewski avoids nicely.
Crayewski lands with a right hand.
Crayewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
Diego rushes Crayewski and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land. #T3#
Crayewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Crayewski controls his hands.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a left hand.
Crayewski blocks an uppercut.
Diego working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Diego breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego throws a jab when Crayewski was well out of range.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayewski throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Crayewski only half commits.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
Diego scores with a jab. Crayewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crayewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayewski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Crayewski's head but Crayewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Diego connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Diego backs away, Crayewski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
A jab from Crayewski does it's job there.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crayewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Crayewski seems unphased.
Crayewski swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Crayewski misses with a leg kick.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crayewski on the side of the head.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crayewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Crayewski misses the target.
Diego staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego throws a series of punches but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crayewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Crayewski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL2#
Crayewski tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crayewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crayewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Crayewski tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Diego tries to work over Crayewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crayewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries a body shot but Crayewski blocks it.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Crayewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Crayewski avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski wants to break free but Diego has control.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land.
A short right from Crayewski.
Crayewski is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crayewski throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Crayewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Crayewski misses its target.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Crayewski throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Crayewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crayewski jabs at Diego's body.
Diego works Crayewski's body with a nice hook.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego wants to clinch.#T3#
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Crayewski moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crayewski misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Crayewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crayewski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
Crayewski misses with a low kick.
Diego lands with a hook. Crayewski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego connects with a jab.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crayewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Crayewski blocks the leg kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
As Diego backs away, Crayewski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crayewski throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crayewski misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Crayewski lands with a good body shot.
Crayewski lands a jab.
A big right from Diego misses.
Crayewski takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Crayewski.
A quick step to the side and Crayewski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crayewski slips a jab from Diego.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Crayewski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Diego is looking to clinch.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Crayewski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crayewski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Crayewski does it's job there.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there #CL#
and Crayewski counters by moving into the clinch.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Draughn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crayewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crayewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Crayewski slips the punch.
Diego looks to land a combination but Crayewski avoids it well.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crayewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crayewski 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.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crayewski is able to avoid easily.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Crayewski counters with an outside leg kick.
#T3#
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Crayewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Crayewski.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crayewski misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski misses with the head strike.
Crayewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crayewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crayewski misses with a punch to the body.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Crayewski's head.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Crayewski's head.
Crayewski misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Crayewski tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Crayewski can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego pushes Crayewski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crayewski blocks an uppercut.
Crayewski misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Crayewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Crayewski.
Crayewski walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a looping right.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Crayewski misses with a straight right.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diego misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Draughn Diego.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
An out of breath Draughn Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SYN K-1 八
Date: Mar 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL#
Diego rushes Crayewski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Crayewski.
Diego stalling.
Crayewski lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Crayewski manages to break the clinch.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crayewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crayewski.
Diego slips a jab from Crayewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a low kick as Crayewski jumps back.
Nice jab there from Diego. #CUT#It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Diego takes one to the side of the head.
Crayewski cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Diego moves to clinch but Crayewski breaks away
and Crayewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Crayewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Crayewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crayewski throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diego closes the distance but Crayewski moves to the side
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crayewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego misses the jab.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.
#T3##CL#
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Crayewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Crayewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
Diego closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crayewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego looks to clinch
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego cracks Crayewski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crayewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Crayewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego walks into a jab.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego punishes Crayewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.
Crayewski misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Crayewski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crayewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crayewski to score with a decent uppercut.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crayewski tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Crayewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego wants to slow Crayewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Crayewski throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crayewski lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Crayewski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diego connects with a leg kick. #T2#
Crayewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crayewski tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body punch from Crayewski.
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 swing and a miss from Diego.
Crayewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crayewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Diego misses. #T3#
A big right from Diego misses.
Crayewski connects with a single shot there.
Crayewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego slips under a jab from Crayewski.
Diego appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crayewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego thows a leg kick but Crayewski checks it
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Crayewski moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Crayewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crayewski 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.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Crayewski.#T4#
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Crayewski misses with a straight right.
Diego looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
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!
Crayewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Crayewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Crayewski.
A head kick misses from Diego.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Crayewski misses.
Crayewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diego wants to clinch but Crayewski slips to the side
and Crayewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Diego has Crayewski up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego presses Crayewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crayewski's elbow.
Crayewski tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crayewski backwards.
Crayewski working aggressively here.
Crayewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Crayewski manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crayewski manages to avoid it.
Crayewski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crayewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking. #T1#
Crayewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crayewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Diego blocks a body shot from Crayewski.
Crayewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crayewski backwards.
Crayewski lands a body punch.
Crayewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crayewski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Crayewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crayewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Crayewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crayewski.
A punch lands to the side of Crayewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T2#
Crayewski jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego throws a head kick but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crayewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Diego's head.
Crayewski scores with a body shot.
Crayewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crayewski clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Crayewski saw that one coming.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crayewski.
Good shot there by Diego.#CUT#That has opened up Grzegorz Crayewski's cut even more.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crayewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Crayewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Diego clinches.
Diego wants to stall.
#BC#
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crayewski misses with a body punch
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crayewski lands a jab to Diego's midsection.#T4#
Crayewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego slips a straight right by Crayewski.
Crayewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego moves out of range as Crayewski strikes.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Crayewski avoided it.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Diego catches Crayewski right on the button with a cross.
Crayewski avoids the body shot from Diego.
Crayewski wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Diego is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grzegorz Crayewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crayewski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Crayewski!
Grzegorz Crayewski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Diego misses #TD2#
and MBaku counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
MBaku looking to pass the guard.
Diego controlling the position.
Diego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MBaku on the ground.
MBaku seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
MBaku wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
MBaku forces his way into half guard.#T1##SUB2#
MBaku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diego is just riding it out for now. MBaku eventually gives up the hold.
Diego trying to control but MBaku postures up.
MBaku is trying to control the action in half guard but Diego is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
MBaku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diego defends it well.
MBaku is thwarting Diego's attempts to control the position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MBaku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diego tries to get to full guard but MBaku has control of the leg.
Diego on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diego tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
MBaku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diego wants to improve his position but MBaku is controlling well.
#T3#
Diego preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
MBaku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
MBaku is looking for a kimura but Diego is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MBaku to get the leverage.
Diego controlling the position well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diego trying to control from the bottom.
MBaku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
MBaku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
MBaku is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MBaku wants to pass to mount but Diego is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madik MBaku dominated that round.
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.#R2##CL#
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MBaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego tries a body shot but MBaku blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of MBaku backwards.
MBaku is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diego is defending well.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#MBaku is rocked!
MBaku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diego to keep the fight standing.
MBaku is trying to pull guard but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Draughn Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madik MBaku.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MBaku backwards.
MBaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego pushes MBaku against the cage. Diego is working some dirty boxing. Diego pushes off with a quick right hook! MBaku goes down! MBaku tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Diego moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draughn Diego!
During a confident post fight interview, Draughn Diego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
K1 ATTACK 02 Diego vs Cook
Date: Jan 24, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Diego pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Cook lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
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.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Cook.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT#It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Cook looks winded!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego cracks Cook with a nice body shot.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#Cook is rocked!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cook with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cook looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cook get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 30, 2020 |
#R1#
Freibergs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freibergs needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Freibergs walks into a jab.
Freibergs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diego's waist but Diego gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freibergs off to one side.
Freibergs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freibergs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#CL#
Diego drives through and clinches with Freibergs against the cage.
Freibergs is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego presses Freibergs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Freibergs looks winded!
Diego taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freibergs backwards.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freibergs backwards.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
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.
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freibergs backwards. #BC#
Diego breaks the clinch.
Diego drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Freibergs right on the button. Freibergs goes down! Diego follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Diego gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draughn Diego!
After winning the bout, Draughn Diego thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
EK 22_ Wubba Wubba Dub Dub
Date: Nov 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tchusuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Tchusuk there.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tchusuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Tchusuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego digs a right hand into Tchusuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tchusuk's gas tank.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Tchusuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a right hand.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego trying to stall but Tchusuk improves his position.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk lands with a light punch inside.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tchusuk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tchusuk.
Diego wants to stall.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego tries to stall but Tchusuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Diego feints and then cracks Tchusuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tchusuk down.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
Tchusuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Tchusuk misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego keeps Tchusuk at a distance using the push kick.
Tchusuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Diego rushes Tchusuk and presses him up against the ropes.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T1#
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tchusuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Tchusuk.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego is leaning against Tchusuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Diego.
#T2#
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego presses Tchusuk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego is looking to control Tchusuk's arms but Tchusuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego cracks Tchusuk with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tchusuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL2#
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Tchusuk.
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego working aggressively here.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tchusuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego controlling the action here for a moment.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tchusuk or not.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Diego is looking to control Tchusuk's arms but Tchusuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Tchusuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego really dominated that round.
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.#R4#
A head kick by Tchusuk misses
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tchusuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Diego.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Tchusuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Diego works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
A short right from Diego on the inside. #T1#
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
Draughn Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Good body shot from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Diego lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego is working Tchusuk over against the ropes.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego trying to stall but Tchusuk improves his position.
Diego gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego has Tchusuk pushed against the ropes.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Tchusuk scores with a jab.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tchusuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Tchusuk.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tchusuk's hands.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Tchusuk takes one to the chin there.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Diego scores with a head kick. Tchusuk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego tries a quick counter leg kick but Tchusuk is wise to it.
Tchusuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego digs a good hook to Tchusuk's body.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Diego lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tchusuk takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Diego drives through and clinches with Tchusuk against the ropes.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Tchusuk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Diego.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tchusuk's ribcage. Tchusuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego pushes Tchusuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ETERNITY Part XX: All Hollows
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
We've been informed that Peterson 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.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
Peterson looks winded!
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Diego is trying to stall.
#T1#
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
#T2#
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#CUT#It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
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.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Peterson gets an underhook and turns Diego into the ropes.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson has Diego pressed against the ropes.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Peterson misses.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Diego.
Diego wants to clinch.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Diego.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the ropes.
Peterson tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego cracks Peterson with a nice body shot.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Diego tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Diego tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Diego has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the ropes.
Peterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Diego tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego is trying to stall.
Diego gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego is working Peterson over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Peterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peterson on the side of the head.#T1#
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Diego drives through and clinches with Peterson against the ropes.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Peterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
#KD#
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Peterson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Peterson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Peterson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Peterson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Diego.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego catches Peterson napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Diego raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Draughn Diego!
A victorious Draughn Diego thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
George Peterson was interviewed post fight and said 'Gonna retire to the gym who knows MFS?!'. |
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Event:
EK 17: Turnaround
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego tries to clinch there but Upchurch circles away.
Upchurch looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Upchurch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Upchurch misses the shot to the body.
Upchurch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Upchurch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diego, pushing him back against the ropes.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Upchurch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego looks winded!
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Upchurch.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #T1#
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch lands a right hand.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Upchurch drops Diego on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Diego bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.#ROC#Diego is rocked!
Upchurch connects with a quick right hand that sends Diego tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
EK15_What's Dead May Never Die
Date: Sep 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Durand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego misses with a kick to the body
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Durand with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Durand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durand is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Durand's head but Durand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
Durand blocks a body shot from Diego.
Durand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T1#
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick. #CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Durand connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand.
A head kick by Diego misses
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Durand follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T2#
Diego on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durand blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Durand follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Durand clinches.
A knee to the head by Durand.
#CUT2#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Durand told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durands head.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego misses with the head strike.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Durand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Diego blocks a body shot from Durand.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Durand swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
It looked like Diego was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durand.
Durand slips under a jab.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Diego misses.
Durand throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Durand only half commits.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it. #T2#
Diego closes the distance but Durand moves to the side
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Durand wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durand.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand misses with an elbow strike.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Diego.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego prevents Durand from breaking the clinch.
Durand lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Durand breaks the clinch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Durand clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the ropes.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durand creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Durand.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego connects with a right hand. Durand shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a hook to the body
#CL2#
and Durand counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durand.
Durand tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durand as Diego tries to tie him up. #T1#
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand lands with a short shot to the head.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Durand.
A short right from Durand.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#Diego is rocked!
Durand cracks Diego with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Diego goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Diego wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacques Durand!
A relieved looking Jacques Durand thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
EK 12_ DARWIN'S DOOM
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix staying out of range there.
La Croix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL2#
Diego closes the distance and pushes La Croix back into the ropes.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of La Croix's head.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix lands with a light punch inside.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego misses with the head strike.
La Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Croix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego looks winded!
La Croix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
La Croix working Diego over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
La Croix pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not. #T1#
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
La Croix tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Croix.
La Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for La Croix.
La Croix connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
La Croix presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
A fake to the body and La Croix gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Diego! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Diego falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Nero La Croix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'. |
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Event:
CACC MUAY THAI 3
Date: Jul 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Galute moves out of range easily. #CL#
Diego rushes Galute and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Galute has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.
Galute throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries a body shot but Galute blocks it.
Galute is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Galute looking to stall.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galute misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Galute is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Galute into the ropes.
Galute taking a breather.
Galute is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Galute blocking some punches.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Diego.
Galute looks winded!
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galute looking to stall.
#T2#
Diego is pushing Galute up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galute works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Galute misses with the head strike.
Galute manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galute lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego is leaning against Galute and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego pushes Galute back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Crunch! Diego slams his shin into Galute's torso.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
Galute throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
Diego digs a right hand into Galute's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galute's gas tank.
Diego presses Galute against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Galute is breathing heavily.
A short right from Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Galute blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Diego.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diego here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego leaning against his opponent.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galute has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Galute working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Galute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galute swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego pushes Galute back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego works on Galute's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
#BC#
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
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.#R3##CL#
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Galute's head.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galute's elbow.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego is looking to control Galute's arms but Galute gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego works on Galute's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galute backwards. #T1#
Diego is struggling to control the position.
Galute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#Galute is rocked!
Diego lands a body punch.
Galute is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
A body shot lands from Diego.
Galute seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Diego.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galute's elbow.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego trying to control the position but instead, Galute has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego into the ropes.#T2#
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Galute blocks it.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Galute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Galute up against the ropes.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galute walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Galute fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Galute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Galute.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Galute takes a shot to the head.
Galute looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Galute.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Galute tries to tie him up.
Galute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T1#
Galute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries to stall but Galute uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galute tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Galute back against the ropes.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Galute is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galute.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Diego is trying to stall.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego is working Galute over against the ropes.
Good body shot from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Galute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Galute improves position.
A body shot lands from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Galute improves position.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galute.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego had his way with Lopeared Galute in 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Galute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Galute misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Galute misses with a punch on the inside.
Galute lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Galute's ribcage. Galute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Galute's head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galute is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Galute.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galutes head. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galute as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Galute's ribcage. Galute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galute blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galute taking a breather.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Galute avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Galute misses with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego leaning against his opponent.
#T2#
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Galute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galute tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galute is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego blocks a body shot from Galute.
Lopeared Galute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego prevents a body shot from Galute.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:42
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:42
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
A relieved looking Draughn Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claw wants to clinch.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego lands a nice looking kick to the body. Claw takes a step back to recover.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Claw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Claw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego drops Claw with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Claw looks back up at him and smiles so Diego waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Claw is rocked!
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Claw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego drops Claw onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Claw is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diego lands a big right hand! Claw is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
WKBC: 4 Kings
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Cotto throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Diego throws a leg kick
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land. #T1#
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cotto, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotto tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Diego scores with a head kick. Cotto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Cotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego looks to clinch
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Cotto counters with an outside leg kick.
Diego throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Diego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto lands a front kick.
Diego throws a nice head kick!
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cotto's hands.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Cotto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Diego misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Cotto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cotto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
And Cotto responds with a good body kick, but Diego manages to step out the way in time.
Cotto misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego tries to clinch but Cotto moves out of range.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotto's efforts to push away.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto. #BC2#
Cotto manages to break the clinch.
Cotto tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego is looking to clinch but Cotto is avoiding it.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotto can do to turn this around?
Diego jabs Cotto right on the nose. Cotto blinks but takes it well.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego slips under a jab.
Cotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cotto throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Cotto manages to avoid it.#CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Cotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Cotto.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Cotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Cotto's ribs.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Cotto misses with some punches.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Diego moves into the clinch.
Miguel Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cotto as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego gets through Cotto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Diego.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A short right from Diego.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego avoids the elbow strike from Cotto, against the ropes.
Cotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Cotto.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with some punches.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Diego.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a punch to the body.
Diego avoiding damage as Cotto throws knees to the body.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Cotto.
Cotto throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cotto is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Diego. #ROC#
Cotto is rocked!
A hook to the body from Diego.
Cotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Cotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego cracks Cotto with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Cotto goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Cotto wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
WKBC: Johnson VS Diego
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Diego takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Diego has managed to clinch.
Diego pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow. #T1#
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego wants to stall.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Johnson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diego takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
WKBC: Turturro VS Rumble
Date: Mar 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC#
Cortez is rocked!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cortez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Cortez avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Diego.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Diego down.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Cortez throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Cortez looks winded!#T2#
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cortez with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cortez looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cortez get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Event:
Bushido K1: 1
Date: Mar 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
Diego throws a counter high kick but Diaz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz throws a right hand that Diego ducks under and follows up with a left that Diego also avoids with ease.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diego lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diego connects with a high kick. #T1#
Diego throws a one two combo.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diego keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego creates a bit of distance and cracks Diaz with a big uppercut! Diaz goes down! The referee pushes Diego away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Diaz make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Diego takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Openweight GP:Grand Finale
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL#
Diego has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Diego clinches up with Turturro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Turturro is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turturro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego keeps control of Turturro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego pushes Turturro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego staying out of range there.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Turturro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Diego.#CL#
Turturro tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turturro.
Turturro is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turturro lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes. #BC2#
Turturro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Turturro moves out of range easily.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Diego slips under a jab from Turturro.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
#CL#
Diego closes the distance and pushes Turturro back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Turturro.
#BC2#
Turturro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Diego slips a straight right by Turturro.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Turturro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Turturro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a head kick but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego slips a straight right by Turturro.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turturro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego wants to clinch.
Turturro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.#T1#
Turturro takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Turturro digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Turturro misses with a body punch
and Diego counters with a low kick, right behind Turturro 's knee.
Diego sizes up Turturro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turturro scores with a punch to the head.
A leg kick checked by Turturro.
Turturro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Diego.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a front kick.
Turturro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turturro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turturro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turturro lands a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Diego prevents Turturro from breaking the clinch.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turturro lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Turturro breaks from the clinch.
Turturro misses the jab.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turturro swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turturro misses with a straight right.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turturro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turturro connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turturro misses the body punch
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Turturro is rocked!
Diego cracks Turturro with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
CWC Full Contact Special
Date: Feb 09, 2020 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinnie.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinnie! But no joy.
Shinnie misses with a head kick.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Shinnie saw that one coming.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shinnie.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shinnie.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinnie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shinnie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
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 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Shinnie cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Shinnie looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Shinnie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Shinnie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinnie.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinnie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinnie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Shinnie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diego counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Shinnie misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Diego lands but Shinnie takes it in his stride.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Shinnie manages to avoid it.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Shinnie.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Shinnie's ribs.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie checks a leg kick.
Diego scores with a punch to the head.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinnie's sensitive parts.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Shinnie connects with the punch.
Shinnie misses with a body shot
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Shinnie was not able to check.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinnie throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego scores with a body shot.
#T3#
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinnie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Shinnie misses with a straight left.
Diego thows a leg kick but Shinnie checks it
letting Shinnie counter with a right hand.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinnie misses with a low kick.
Shinnie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Diego looks to land a combination. Shinnie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinnie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinnie blocks a jab.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego slips a jab from Shinnie.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shinnie connects with a high kick.
Diego scores with the left hand. Shinnie knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Shinnie's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Shinnie takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Shinnie.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Shinnie was not able to check.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinnie avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinnie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinnie can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinnie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diego here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Shinnie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinnie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinnie's head. #T1#
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shinnie tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinnie's hands.
Diego throws a leg kick but Shinnie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinnie misses with a few strikes there.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shinnie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Shinnie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego cracks the inside of Shinnie's front leg.
Diego scores with a jab.#T2#
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shinnie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinnie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Shinnie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Shinnie's belly button to the back.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinnie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinnie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinnie blocks a low kick nicely.
Shinnie looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Shinnie lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Shinnie's front leg but catches the back leg as Shinnie tries to avoid it.
Diego thumps Shinnie with a low kick.
Diego lands a head kick. Shinnie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
Diego with a hook.
Shinnie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinnie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shinnie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinnie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Shinnie looks to throw a body kick
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shinnie moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
#T4#
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego pushes Shinnie away with a front kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Shinnie misses with a wild combination.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinnie throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shinnie missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinnie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Shinnie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Shinnie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shinnie.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego connects with a jab.
Shinnie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinnie throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shinnie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Shinnie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinnie off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego connects with a leg kick. Shinnie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shinnie blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shinnie just manages to avoid it.#T1#
Diego lands a nice hook to Shinnie's body. Shinnie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shinnie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diego.
Shinnie misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shinnie.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Shinnie's head but Shinnie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinnie throws a leg kick
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinnie moves away from the strike by Diego.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Diego has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shinnie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shinnie doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinnie in his tracks.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Shinnie saw it coming and moves away.
Diego slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinnie is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
A big right from Diego misses.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego blocks a jab.
Shinnie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Shinnie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Shinnie stumbling back into the ropes.
Diego slips a jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie takes one to the side of the head.
Shinnie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego slips a straight right by Shinnie.#T3#
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego jabs at Shinnie's body.
Diego cracks Shinnie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shinnie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Shinnie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Diego.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego lands a jab to Shinnie's midsection.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shinnie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shinnie just manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinnie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Shinnie 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinnie's calf.
Diego cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Shinnie avoided it.
Shinnie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a thumping low kick.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shinnie counters with a straight right hand.
Shinnie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Shinnie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Kevin Shinnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2020 |
#R1#
That kick from Diego tenderised Del Pilar 's leg. Del Pilar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego misses the jab.
Del Pilar is looking to land body kicks.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Pilar .
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Pilar is just out of range.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Diego delivers a nice body kick.
Diego works Del Pilar 's body with a nice hook.
Del Pilar moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Diego thumps Del Pilar with a low kick.
Del Pilar misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Del Pilar misses.
Diego thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Del Pilar if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Del Pilar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Pilar at a distance.
#T1#
Diego throws a hook but Del Pilar avoids it easily.
Del Pilar misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Pilar throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Del Pilar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Del Pilar throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Del Pilar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Pilar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego motions for Del Pilar to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Del Pilar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Del Pilar 's shoulder, as Del Pilar tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Del Pilar throws a head kick that misses.
Del Pilar throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Del Pilar moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Pilar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Del Pilar 's shoulder, as Del Pilar tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Pilar .
Del Pilar throws a counter high kick but Diego was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego swings for the body but Del Pilar moves out of range.
Diego cracks Del Pilar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Del Pilar slips under a jab from Diego.
Del Pilar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Del Pilar .
Del Pilar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Diego feints and then cracks Del Pilar 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Pilar down. #T3#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
A head kick by Del Pilar misses
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Pilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Del Pilar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Del Pilar ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego throws a body punch but Del Pilar moves out of range.
Del Pilar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Pilar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Del Pilar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego thuds his right hand into Del Pilar 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Del Pilar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Del Pilar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Diego misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Pilar s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Del Pilar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Del Pilar checks it well.
Del Pilar misses with a head kick.
Del Pilar moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
Del Pilar throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Del Pilar misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Pilar manages to avoid it.
Diego blocks a head kick by Del Pilar .
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Del Pilar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego thumps Del Pilar with a low kick.
Diego looks for the body kick but Del Pilar saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Del Pilar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diego avoids the head kick by Del Pilar .
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego punishes Del Pilar 's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Del Pilar seems unphased.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diego darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Pilar throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well. #T1#
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Pilar .
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Pilar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Pilar .
Del Pilar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Pilar .
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Del Pilar avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Pilar .
Del Pilar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Del Pilar .
Del Pilar throws a head kick that misses.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Del Pilar on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Diego tenderised Del Pilar 's leg. Del Pilar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Pilar .
Del Pilar tries a head kick but it misses.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Pilar .
Del Pilar ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Del Pilar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diego darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Del Pilar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego jabs Del Pilar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Del Pilar throws a head kick that misses.
Diego cracks the inside of Del Pilar 's front leg.
Del Pilar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Del Pilar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Del Pilar tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego motions for Del Pilar to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Del Pilar throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Del Pilar walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
A clash of legs there as Del Pilar blocks the low kick.
Del Pilar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego punishes Del Pilar 's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Del Pilar throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Del Pilar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some bone on bone action there as Del Pilar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Pilar avoids the body shot from Diego.
Del Pilar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
A clash of legs there as Del Pilar blocks the low kick.
Diego throws a right and a left that Del Pilar avoids nicely.
Del Pilar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Pilar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Del Pilar checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Pilar manages to avoid it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Del Pilar 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Pilar circles away quickly and effectively.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Pilar doesn't seem phased though.
Del Pilar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Pilar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Del Pilar avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Del Pilar .
Diego cracks the inside of Del Pilar 's front leg.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Del Pilar moved away.
Diego misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Del Pilar tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Diego tenderised Del Pilar 's leg. Del Pilar is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Diego blocks a head kick by Del Pilar .
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Del Pilar .
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Del Pilar moved out of range nicely.
Del Pilar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diego misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Del Pilar misses.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Del Pilar moves away and avoids it.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego lands with a straight right. Del Pilar didn't see that one coming.
Del Pilar throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with an inside leg kick.
Del Pilar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Del Pilar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws a right hand that Del Pilar ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Pilar also avoids with ease.#T2#
Diego scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Del Pilar .
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Pilar was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego connects with a high kick.
Del Pilar throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Del Pilar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Pilar .
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Del Pilar checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diego - that will leave a mark!
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Pilar tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Del Pilar blocks the leg kick.
Del Pilar 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.#T3#
Diego lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego looks to land a combination. Del Pilar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Del Pilar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Pilar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego stuns Del Pilar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
MarceIo H Del Pilar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Del Pilar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego avoids the head kick by Del Pilar .
Del Pilar throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Del Pilar ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Del Pilar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego. #T4#
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Del Pilar if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Del Pilar throws a counter high kick but Diego was just alert enough to avoid it.
Del Pilar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Del Pilar is looking to land body kicks.
Diego takes a swing at Del Pilar 's ribcage but misses.
Diego throws a hook but Del Pilar blocks it.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Del Pilar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Del Pilar 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.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Pilar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Diego.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
MarceIo H Del Pilar was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Date: Dec 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Durand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego is looking to counter with head kicks.
Diego looks to land a combination but Durand avoids it well.
Diego thuds his right hand into Durand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durand shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Durand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durand.
Durand swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durand closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Durand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Durand moves out of range and Diego only half commits. #CL2#
Durand has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Durand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank. #BC2#
Durand breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Diego.#T1#
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego cracks Durand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Durand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego tries a low kick but Durand avoids it.
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 Durand has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durand and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego throws a lazy body kick
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durand is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Durand wants to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Durand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durand 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. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
Diego is looking for a counter combo.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Diego.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego jabs at Durand's body.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Durand.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a lazy head kick
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Durand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego jabs at Durand's body.
Durand throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Durand manages to avoid it.
Diego defending well as Durand loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Diego takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
Durand avoids the head kick by Diego.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durand! But no joy.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Durand avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand thows a leg kick but Diego checks it
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Durand was not able to check.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Durand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durand slips a jab from Diego.
Durand tries a quick counter leg kick but Diego is wise to it.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Durand moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Durand misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durand shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diego eats them both and turns towards Durand to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a leg kick
letting Durand counter with a right hand.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Durand moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego throws a combination that misses
and Durand counters with an inside leg kick.
Durand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Durand throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Diego misses with a looping right.
Durand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Durand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diego misses with a body shot
and Durand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durand pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Diego was not able to check.
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Durand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Durand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Durand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durand connects with a jab.
Durand takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego lands a jab to Durand's midsection.
Durand slips a straight right by Diego.#CL2#
Durand moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Diego.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durand prevents Diego from breaking the clinch.
Durand pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Durand scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
A knee to the head by Durand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands with a right to the head. #T2##BC2#
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Durand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Durand let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durand dips to his left and cracks Diego with an uppercut!
Durand throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durand. That did some damage!
Durand fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Durand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego blocks a head kick by Durand.
Durand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Diego blocks a head kick by Durand.
Diego is looking to slow Durand down with leg kicks.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Durand manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
Diego throws a quick counter kick to the body but Durand avoids it.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Durand moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Durand tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durand checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durand slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durand misses with a head kick.
Durand slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego throws a leg kick but Durand checks it.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
Diego throws a push kick but Durand slaps the foot to one side.
Durand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durand looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand checks a low kick from Diego.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Durand counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Durand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego is looking to chop away at Durand's legs.
Despite the aggression on Durand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Durand blocks the leg kick.
Durand let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Diego.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Durand throws a good cross that connects.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Diego #CL2#
and Durand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand working aggressively here.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Diego working aggressively here.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego checks a low kick from Durand.
Durand fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Diego moves out of range of the body kick.
Durand just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Diego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Durand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Durand. Those never looked like landing.
Durand lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diego takes a step back to recover.
Diego defending well as Durand loads up on a big left hand.
Durand takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Durand saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Good exchange - Durand coming out on top.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses the jab.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand wants to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch position.
A head kick from Diego lands but Durand takes it in his stride.
Durand tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diego manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Durand avoids the head kick by Diego.
Durand avoids the body shot from Diego.
Durand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Durand throws an off balance right hand
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durand.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Durand's leg but Durand calmly moves out of range.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Durand bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diego's head backwards.
Durand with a jab.
Durand tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
A head kick by Diego misses
and Durand counters with a right hand to the body.
Diego lands with a hook. Durand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durand, right into the meat.
#CL2#
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Durand has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Durand can turn it around.#BC2#
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands a head kick. Durand smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durand throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego misses with a right hand
and Durand makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diego really felt that one!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jacques Durand just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Draughn 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.
#R4#
Diego throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Durand misses.
Durand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Durand blocks a leg kick.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
A nice side step and Durand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Durand misses with a straight left.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand, as that shot connected.
Diego throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
Durand connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
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 connects with a jab.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Durand.
Durand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durand slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand throws a fast counter high kick but Diego manages to duck under it in time.
Durand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand throws a leg kick that misses.
Durand moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Durand needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durand's calf.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Diego checks a low kick from Durand.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Durand avoided it.
A left and a right from Diego both land. Nice combination.
Durand throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Durand lands with a slapping head kick.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Durand takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durand thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Durand throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Durand throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Durand moves out of range easily.
Durand looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Durand staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Durand.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Durand forces Diego back against the ropes and clinches.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
#BC#
Diego breaks the clinch.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Durand down.
Diego takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Diego misses with the combination.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand scores with a kick to the body.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Diego tenderised Durand's leg. Durand is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand blocks a leg kick.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Diego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Durand.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Durand takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Diego.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Durand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durand 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.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Durand manages to avoid it.#T2#
Diego throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durand's calf.
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!
Durand avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durand throws a body kick that misses.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Durand just manages to avoid it.
Durand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Durand checks a low kick from Diego.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durand.
Durand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3#
Durand throws a good cross that connects.
Diego takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
Durand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Durand takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Durand's knee but Durand avoids it well.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Durand moved away.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
As Diego backs off Durand throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
Durand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego backing away here, and Durand unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Durand throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Diego moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego is looking to chop away at Durand's legs.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Draughn Diego.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision! Jacques Durand retains his super heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
AKT : New Starts
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaak.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Jaak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaak misses with a looping right.
Jaak tries to clinch up
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jaak lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Diego looks to land a combination but Jaak avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Jaak tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Jaak is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC#
Jaak is rocked!
Jaak misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH99
Date: Oct 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut.
Williams wants to clinch.
Diego is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL2#
Williams rushes Diego and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Williams just leaning against Diego, taking a breather.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Williams prevents a body shot from Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Williams looking to stall.
Diego tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams blocks a body shot from Diego.
Williams misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Williams is looking to clinch.
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 looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Diego darts in and clinches Williams up against the ropes.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards. #BC2#
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego counters with a left to the body.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Williams throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Diego
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams slips a jab from Diego.
Roberto Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Diego misses.
Williams feints a counter leg kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Williams gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Diego tries to tie him up. #BC#
Diego breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Diego cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Diego's head back.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Williams moves into the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diego manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Diego misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a fast counter high kick but Diego manages to duck under it in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Diego counter with a right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Roberto Williams's cut even more.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Williams 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 misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego misses with a looping right.#CL#
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Diego jabs at Williams's body.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Williams.
It looked like Diego was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego scores with a body shot.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Williams walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Williams is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH90
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego misses with a straight right.
Bon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bon thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diego throws a body punch but Bon moves out of range.
Bon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
A jab from Diego misses.
Bon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bon throws a big shot that misses.
Diego misses with a straight left.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Bon lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Diego. #CUT2#
It looks like Oson Bon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bon fakes the leg kick and cracks Diego in the body. #T1#
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon.
Bon throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bon throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Bon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diego.
Bon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diego.
Bon avoids a kick to the body.
Bon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Bon tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Bon swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Bon is out of range.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bon scores with a push kick.
Bon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Bon counters with a straight right hand.
Bon moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bon.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oson Bon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oson Bon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Bon in a clinch.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bon's elbow.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Bon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Bon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Bon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Bon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bon looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Oson Bon is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Bon's defenses. #T1#
Bon tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bon lands a body shot.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bon tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bon tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bon lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Bon throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego is looking to clinch but Bon is avoiding it.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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 misses with a body shot.
Bon misses the shot to the body.
Bon lands with a nice body kick.
Bon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Bon had a free shot at his head there.
Diego tries to clinch but Bon is having none of it.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Bon is out of range.
Bon lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Oson Bon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oson Bon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Bon - just one landing.
Bon walks into a jab.
Bon cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bon scores with a hook.
Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Bon swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Bon misses the jab.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Bon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bon throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego slips under a jab from Bon.#T1#
Diego looks to throw a body kick
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bon misses with a hook
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bon.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Bon had a free shot at his head there.
Bon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bon looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Bon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Bon is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Bon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bon works Diego's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bon counters with a right hand to the body.
Bon cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego misses with a combination
and Bon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Bon moved out of range.
Bon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Bon. Beautiful body shot.
Bon scores with a jab to the body.
Bon with a hook.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bon lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oson Bon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!
After the fight, Oson Bon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
RH81
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego lands with an overhand left.
Bandichoo avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
Bandichoo misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bandichoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bandichoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bandichoo lands a high kick!
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego feints and then cracks Bandichoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandichoo down.
Good leg kick by Bandichoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Diego thinks about the counter body kick.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Bandichoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo with a nice cross.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Bandichoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo throws a big counter combination but Diego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandichoo, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bandichoo.
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 looks for the body kick but Bandichoo saw that one coming. #T2#
Bandichoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego checks a low kick from Bandichoo.
Diego throws out a counter right but Bandichoo avoids it with no problem.
Bandichoo misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Bandichoo is predictable there
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo misses with a body punch
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandichoo with a body shot.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bandichoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo lands with a kick to the ribs.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taz Bandichoo will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diego's hands.
Bandichoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diego.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandichoo throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with a solid leg kick.
Bandichoo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Bandichoo looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego cracks Bandichoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Diego.
The crowd cheers as Bandichoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diego doesn't seem phased though.#KD2#
Diego lands a front kick to the face, that drops Bandichoo to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!#CUT2#
It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab.
Bandichoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Bandichoo avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands a body shot.
Bandichoo walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Bandichoo is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH74
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Diego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Rooy connects with a single shot there.
Van Rooy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rooy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Rooy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Van Rooy.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Van Rooy finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy lands with a nice combination. Diego backs away looking to recover.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.#T1##BC2#
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Van Rooy catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Rooy tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
#T2#
Diego cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Diego.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD2#
Diego closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Van Rooy crashing to the mat! Van Rooy uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Diego throws a push kick but Van Rooy slaps the foot to one side.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Rooy to score with a decent uppercut.#KD2#
Diego scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Van Rooy beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Oh Van Rooy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diego misses with a head kick.
Van Rooy seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Diego takes one on the button.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diego tries to clinch there but Van Rooy circles away.
Diego throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Diego misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Van Rooy misses its intended target.
Van Rooy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Diego presses Van Rooy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
A combination from Van Rooy does no damage.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Rooy thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Van Rooy scores with a hook.
Van Rooy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rooy throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Rooy.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Van Rooy lands an overhand right.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Rooy.
Diego takes one on the button.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws out a counter right but Van Rooy avoids it with no problem.
Van Rooy tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Van Rooy backs off Diego throws a huge counter combo but Van Rooy manages to avoid it all.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Rooy sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Van Rooy takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.#T1#
Van Rooy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy with a nice cross.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Van Rooy had a free shot at his head there.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy 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.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rooy cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Van Rooy finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy digs a good body shot into Diego's ribs.
Van Rooy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rooy 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:28
Judge Anni Minnemki scores the fight 27:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH64
Date: Aug 07, 2019 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Doss moves away and avoids it.
Diego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#KD#
Doss staggers Diego with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Diego 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!#CUT#
It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.#KD#
Doss closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Diego crashing to the mat! Diego uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC#
Diego is rocked!
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doss misses the shot to the body.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doss just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego slips under a jab from Doss.
Doss thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Doss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Doss blocks a jab.
Diego lands a nice looking body kick.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Diego is looking for the big counter here.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Doss misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Doss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
Doss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Doss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Doss blocks the leg kick.
#KD#
Doss lands a front kick to the face, that drops Diego to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego jabs Doss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#KD#
Doss connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Diego onto his butt! Diego bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Doss finish him?#T2##KD#
Doss scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Diego beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doss.
Diego seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego misses with a kick to the body #KD#
and Doss counters with a nice uppercut that drops Diego onto his backside! Diego bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Diego walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Diego is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
RH58
Date: Jul 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Tchusuk tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tchusuk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diego.
Diego thuds his right hand into Tchusuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tchusuk's head backwards.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses.
Tchusuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchusuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diego - that will leave a mark!
Tchusuk looks winded!
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tchusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tchusuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Tchusuk's belly button to the back.
Tchusuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tchusuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tchusuk manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Diego lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tchusuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Tchusuk misses with a few strikes there.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tchusuk misses with a leg kick
and Diego counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Diego.
Tchusuk scores with a leg kick.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Tchusuk misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tchusuk.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tchusuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a lazy head kick
and Tchusuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diego throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tchusuk counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk connects with a looping right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diego!
Diego thuds his right hand into Tchusuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tchusuk on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchusuk throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk tries to clinch up but Diego circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego scores with the left hand. Tchusuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Tchusuk lands a right hook to the body.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Tchusuk avoids the head kick by Diego.
It seemed like Tchusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego is looking to slow Tchusuk down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diego!
Tchusuk is breathing heavily.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Tchusuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego lands a jab.#CUT#
That has opened up Kenny Tchusuk's cut even more.
Diego connects with the punch.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tchusuk's hands.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tchusuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tchusuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tchusuk can do to turn this around?
Diego wants to slow Tchusuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego lands with a hook. Tchusuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
The cut above Kenny Tchusuk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Tchusuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tchusuk is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tchusuk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tchusuk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diego.
Diego cracks Tchusuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab lands there for Diego.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diego.
Diego digs a good hook to Tchusuk's body.
Diego lands a head shot.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tchusuk's head backwards.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diego thuds his shin into the meat of Tchusuk's side.
Diego cracks the inside of Tchusuk's front leg.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tchusuk 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.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Tchusuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tchusuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#KD#
Diego clips Tchusuk 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 Tchusuk a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC#
Tchusuk is rocked!
Tchusuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tchusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tchusuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego closes the distance and catches Tchusuk with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tchusuk is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tchusuk is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tchusuk is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Diego takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH44
Date: Jun 29, 2019 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durand throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego misses with a low kick as Durand jumps back.
Durand throws a body kick that misses.
Diego looks to throw a body kick
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Durand walks into a left hand.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durand scores with a leg kick.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Durand has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego looks to land a combination but Durand avoids it well.
Durand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Durand thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Durand feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Durand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Durand has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Durand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand working aggressively here.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand lands an elbow just above Diego 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego looks winded!
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Durand cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Durand prevents a body shot from Diego.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
Durand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Durand.
Durand lands a right hand.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Diego's ribcage.
Durand lands with a right to the head.
Durand digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durand.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Nice body punch from Durand - that landed with a thud.
Durand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.#BC#
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durand - that will leave a mark!
Durand slips under a jab from Diego.
Durand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durand connects with a jab.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand.
Diego moves forwards but Durand connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Durand thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Durand sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
It appears Durand was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a low kick as Durand jumps back.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Diego is breathing heavily.#T1#
Durand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand works Diego's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand lands a right hand.
Durand lands a left hand.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
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 left to the head. #BC#
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durand.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Durand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Durand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
That kick from Diego tenderised Durand's leg. Durand is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durand throws a head kick that half lands.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with an inside leg kick.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Durand counters with a good, hard body kick but Diego shrugs it off.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durand lands with a thumping leg kick.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Durand thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Durand misses with a kick to the body.
Durand lands a right hook to the body.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Durand slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego takes one to the side of the head.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego slips a straight right by Durand.
A good leg kick by Durand. #T1#
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Durand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Durand.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Durand throws a head kick that half lands.
Diego takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durand throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durand counters with a body kick that stops Diego in his tracks momentarily.
Durand throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
A good leg kick by Durand.
Diego looks for the body kick but Durand saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Diego takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily. #CL#
Diego gets tackled into the ropes by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
A very excited looking Jacques Durand made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
RH35
Date: Jun 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Bitetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bitetti lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitetti. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Diego blocks a head kick by Bitetti.
Bitetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Bitetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Bitetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Bitetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bitetti if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bitetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bitetti swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitetti's calf.
Bitetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Bitetti throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Bitetti throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitetti is just out of range.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Bitetti moves out of range easily.
Bitetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Bitetti walks into a jab.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bitetti lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Sanderlei Bitetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bitetti if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bitetti's sensitive parts. #T2#
Diego cracks Bitetti with a good jab.
Bitetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Bitetti.
Diego blocks a head kick by Bitetti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitetti.
Bitetti throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diego. Bitetti shrugs it off though.
Bitetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bitetti misses the shot to the body.
Bitetti misses with a head kick.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diego sizes up Bitetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego slips under a jab from Bitetti.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego thows a body kick. Bitetti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bitetti looks winded!
Bitetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Bitetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bitetti tries to clinch up.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitetti's calf.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bitetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Diego swings for the body but Bitetti moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD#
Diego cracks Bitetti with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Bitetti is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Bitetti is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#ROC#
Bitetti is rocked!
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!
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bitetti lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Bitetti in the body.
Diego moves out of range as Bitetti strikes.
Bitetti is breathing heavily.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitetti is looking to chop away at Diego's legs.
Bitetti throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bitetti doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Diego cracks the inside of Bitetti's front leg.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Bitetti's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Bitetti - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH24
Date: May 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Tigiev.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Tigiev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Tigiev seems unphased.
Diego looks to land a combination. Tigiev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch lands to the side of Tigiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tigiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tigiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tigiev connects with a jab.
Tigiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diego counters with a good, hard body kick but Tigiev shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tigiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego is looking for a counter combo.
Tigiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Tigiev misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Tigiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tigiev throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Tigiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego slips a jab from Tigiev.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
#KD#
Diego cracks Tigiev with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Tigiev get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Tigiev looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!#ROC#
Tigiev is rocked!
Diego has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tigiev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tigiev throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it. #KD#
Diego catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Tigiev stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Tigiev walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Tigiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Tigiev collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
RH17
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Zinsou swings widly with a right hand
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.#CL2#
Zinsou moves into the clinch.
Zinsou missing with knees to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego is leaning against Zinsou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zinsou tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the ropes.
Zinsou is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Zinsou into the ropes.
Diego pushes Zinsou back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zinsou looks winded!
Diego digs a right hand into Zinsou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zinsou's gas tank.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zinsous head.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego works on Zinsou's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Good body shot from Diego.
#T1#
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego pushes Zinsou back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Zinsou's ribcage. Zinsou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego just leaning against Zinsou, taking a breather.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego works on Zinsou's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Diego.
Diego manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Diego.
#BC#
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zinsou blocks a head kick by Diego.
Zinsou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zinsou throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Diego avoids the body shot from Zinsou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Diego catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Zinsou stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Zinsou walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Zinsou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Zinsou crumples to the floor! Diego milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Nile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nile eats them both and turns towards Diego to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
It looks like King Nile has been cut.
Diego cracks Nile with an open hand slap.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Nile up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Diego from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Nile's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dakila. That did some damage!
Dakila dives in and grabs Diego's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diego pushes down on Dakila's head and hops out.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#
It looks like Datu Dakila has been cut.#KD#
Diego drops Dakila with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dakila looks back up at him and smiles so Diego waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dakila falls backwards - clearly groggy! Diego dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Diego connects with a high kick. #CUT#
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Diego scores with a head kick.
Diego is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
That has opened up Mark Hunt's cut even more.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diego - that will leave a mark!
Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#KD#
Diego drops Hunt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hunt looks back up at him and smiles so Diego waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT#
The cut above Mark Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt looks winded!
Diego lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Hunt out cold! Hunt is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Brown vs Snow
Date: Aug 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Rampage misses with a head kick.
#KD2#
Diego lands a big head kick that sends Rampage tumbling to the mat! Diego takes a step backwards and waves Rampage back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Lewis Rampage has been cut.#KD2#
Diego drops Rampage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rampage looks back up at him and smiles so Diego waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Rampage is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rampage gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Diego gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rampage is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Darrow v Kasparaitis
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Diego closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Samson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Samson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diego's best efforts.
Diego takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samson on the ground.
Samson landing a few short strikes.
Samson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Samson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Samson punching from the bottom.
Samson missing with punches from the bottom.
Samson is pressing down on Diego's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diego wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Diego sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU#
Diego stands and steps away. Samson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Diego shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Samson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T1#
Samson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Samson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Samson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diego wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Diego stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diego trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samson is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Diego is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samson prevents Diego from getting back to his feet. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Samson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diego wants to stand and escape but Samson is having none of it. #SUB#
Samson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diego is trying to control the position but Samson postures up.
Samson is looking to work some ground and pound but Diego has wrist control.
Samson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Diego.
Samson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diego utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Diego wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Diego.
Samson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Samson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diego has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Samson has managed to get both his arms back between Diego's legs - danger averted.
Samson won't allow Diego to get back to his feet.
Samson won't allow Diego to sweep him here.
Samson is working Diego over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diego working a defensive guard here.
Diego has momentary wrist control but Samson slips an elbow through the middle.
Samson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson looks winded!
Diego has his hands on Samson's head, controlling the position.
Diego avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Diego striking off his back but it's not causing Samson any problems.
Samson is working Diego over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samson cracks Diego with a solid left hand.
Diego throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Diego wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.
Diego is pulling down on Samson's head to control his posture.
Samson scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Samson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diego is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diego is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Samson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Diego looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samson punching from the bottom.
Diego is trying to control. Samson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diego controlling the action here. #SU#
Diego escapes and gets back to his feet.
Samson moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.#TD#
Diego closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Samson's guard.
Samson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diego trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diego working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully. #T1#
Samson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Samson throws a big elbow that misses.
Diego looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samson is one step ahead there.
Samson landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson preventing the sweep.
Samson postures up and lands a big shot to Diego's brow.
Draughn Diego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samson chips away with some ground and pound.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Samson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diego looking to control.
#T2#
Diego has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Samson is working Diego over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Diego has his foot on Samson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diego is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Diego working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diego is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samson postures up and lands a big shot to Diego's brow.
Samson stops Diego from standing up. #T3#
Samson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Samson landing some decent shots from guard.
Diego looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Samson won't allow Diego to sweep him here. #SUB#
Diego looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samson won't allow Diego to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Diego is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samson is aware though and is defending well.
Samson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diego working a defensive guard here.
Samson scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Samson won't allow Diego to sweep him here.
Diego trying to keep a closed guard but Samson is proving a slippery customer.
Samson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diego looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diego throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Samson takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Diego scores with a takedown into Samson's guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Draughn Diego will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Diego gets a clinch. #TD#
Diego turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diego controlling the position.
Diego tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SU#
Diego decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samson moves to clinch but Diego breaks away
and Diego counters with a nice body shot. #T1##TD#
Samson gets caught flat footed, as Diego shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samson is keeping the position for now.
Samson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Samson wants to sweep here but Diego controlling him for the moment.
Samson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Samson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diego looking to pass the guard.
Diego trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Diego stands and steps away. Samson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Diego drives through with a takedown into Samson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diego stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Diego postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diego with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully.
Diego sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samson is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Samson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Samson is looking to sweep but instead, Diego has passed into half guard.
Diego is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Samson punching from the bottom.
Samson is looking for a sweep. Diego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diego perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diego scores with a one two! Samson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Samuel Samson has been cut.#CL#
Diego instigates a clinch. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land. #TD#
Diego decides to pull guard.
Diego wants to sweep but no luck.
Diego controlling Samson's posture.
Samson cracks Diego with a solid left hand.
Diego has his hands on Samson's head, controlling the position.
Samson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diego looking to control.
Diego is looking to stand up but Samson isn't so interested in that idea.
Diego controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
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Event:
Shiv Fight Night 2
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Fortuyn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fortuyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortuyn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortuyn feints and then cracks Turnbull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turnbull down.
Fortuyn misses with a body kick.
Fortuyn with a hook.
Fortuyn scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuyn looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuyn. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fortuyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnbull at a distance.
Fortuyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Fortuyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnbull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fortuyn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fortuyn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortuyn thuds a left hand into Turnbull's body.
Fortuyn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fortuyn connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortuyn scores with a hook to the body. Turnbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turnbull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fortuyn. That one must have hurt.
Turnbull is breathing heavily.
Turnbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fortuyn - that will leave a mark!
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maikel Fortuyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Turnbull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fortuyn.#CL2#
Fortuyn clinches.
Fortuyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortuyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortuyn tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Fortuyn back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fortuyn.
Fortuyn misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maikel Fortuyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortuyn 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Maikel Fortuyn!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maikel Fortuyn!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maikel Fortuyn!
Maikel Fortuyn wins by unanimous decision!
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