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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 19155 p4p, 15586 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 711 p4p, 710 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee slips a jab from Diego.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego avoids the head kick by Lee.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
As Lee backs off Diego throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diego 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.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Diego clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diego will feel that in the morning.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Diego swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee blocks a head kick by Diego.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee scores with a head kick.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Diego takes one on the button.
Lee misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Lee forces Diego back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Diego bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Lee rushes Diego and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Lee cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Lee throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Diego misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego with a jab.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Diego blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego avoids the body shot from Lee.
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Lee checks a low kick from Diego.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee scores with the left hand. Diego knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles 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 moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee walks into a jab.
Diego tries to clinch but Lee is having none of 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!
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Diego throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee just misses with a punch 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Diego moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
A big right from Lee misses.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Diego scores with a push kick.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Diego lands a right hand.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego avoids the body shot from Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Lee 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.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Diego down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
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.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego avoids the head kick by Lee.
Diego was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Lee throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Diego lands.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dwan Diego just about did enough to take it.
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.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Diego lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Diego misses with a hook.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Diego moves out of range as Lee strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a left hand.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
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.
Diego works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diego keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego takes an elbow to the temple.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Diego avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Lee can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Diego has the dominant position.
Lee wants to break free but Diego has control.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!
Diego jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego slips under a jab from Lee.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego misses with a straight left.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Diego backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego misses with a hook.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee blocks a body shot from Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee slips a jab from Diego.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A left and a right from Diego both land. Nice combination.
Diego tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diego tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Lee is working Diego over against the ropes.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dwan Diego.
I think Diego 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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