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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 2694 p4p, 23276 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 28 p4p, 204 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doss's choice of entrance music: Bob Master. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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