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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Van Diemen (ranked 554 p4p, 985 weight class) and Oliver Kingswell (ranked 59 p4p, 105 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mick Van Diemen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Kingswell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingswell throws a big shot that misses.
Van Diemen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Diemen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Diemen takes one to the chin there.
Kingswell rushes Van Diemen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Diemen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kingswell prevents Van Diemen from breaking the clinch.
Van Diemen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kingswell.
Van Diemen is pressed up against the cage. Kingswell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Diemen down to the mat. Van Diemen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kingswell tries to clinch up but Van Diemen circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Diemen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Diemen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Van Diemen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingswell lands a nice hook to Van Diemen's body. Van Diemen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kingswell cracks a nice hook into Van Diemen's ribs.
A jab from Kingswell finds it's way through Van Diemen's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Diemen looks to land a left hand but Kingswell moved out of range nicely.
Kingswell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Van Diemen misses
and Kingswell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingswell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kingswell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Diemen momentarily.
Kingswell misses with a hook.
Van Diemen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingswell! But no joy.
Kingswell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Diemen in his tracks.
Kingswell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Diemen takes a swing at Kingswell's ribcage but misses.
Van Diemen throws a big shot that misses.
Kingswell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Diemen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingswell.
A quick step to the side and Van Diemen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingswell. Van Diemen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingswell moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Diemen manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Kingswell lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Diemen moves forwards but Kingswell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingswell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliver Kingswell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingswell tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Diemen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingswell blocks a jab.
Van Diemen takes a swing at Kingswell's ribcage but misses.
Kingswell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Diemen. Kingswell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingswell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Diemen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingswell.
Kingswell with a jab.
Kingswell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Diemen, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Diemen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingswell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mick Van Diemen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Kingswell.
Van Diemen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Diemen misses with a left hand
and Kingswell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Diemen misses with an uppercut.
Van Diemen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingswell throws out the jab.
Van Diemen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Diemen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingswell moves into the clinch.
Van Diemen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Diemen manages to break the clinch.
Van Diemen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Diemen tries to move into range but Kingswell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kingswell tries to clinch but Van Diemen is having none of it.
Van Diemen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kingswell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Diemen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Diemen throws an overhand right that lands on Kingswell's shoulder, as Kingswell tries to avoid the shot.
Kingswell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Diemen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingswell scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingswell closes the distance and pushes Van Diemen back into the cage.
Kingswell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Diemen is trying to break the clinch but Kingswell has him pressed against the cage.
Van Diemen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingswell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Diemen backwards.
Van Diemen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingswell tries to clinch up.
Van Diemen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Diemen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingswell.
A combination from Van Diemen does no damage.
Van Diemen walks into a left hand.
Van Diemen just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Kingswell finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kingswell 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.
Van Diemen misses with an uppercut. Kingswell saw that one coming.
Kingswell wants to clinch up but Van Diemen keeps it at a distance.
Van Diemen misses with a wild body shot.
Kingswell lands a right hook to the body.
Kingswell tries to clinch but Van Diemen moves out of range.
Van Diemen misses with a body punch
and Kingswell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Diemen misses with a looping right.
Kingswell throws a hook but Van Diemen blocks it.
Kingswell clobbers Van Diemen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Kingswell.
Kingswell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Diemen.
Kingswell jabs at Van Diemen's body.
Van Diemen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingswell cracks Van Diemen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingswell connects with a single shot there.
Kingswell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingswell lands a jab.
Van Diemen connects with a crisp jab.
Kingswell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Diemen looks to land a right hand but Kingswell moved out of range.
Kingswell lands a nice hook to Van Diemen's body. Van Diemen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kingswell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Diemen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Diemen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Diemen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kingswell darts in and clinches Van Diemen up against the cage.
Van Diemen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingswell has him pressed against the cage.
Kingswell blocks a body shot from Van Diemen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Diemen is trying to break free.
Van Diemen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Diemen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Van Diemen loads up on a big right hand but Kingswell slips the punch.
Kingswell jabs Van Diemen right on the nose. Van Diemen blinks but takes it well.
Van Diemen misses with a body shot
and Kingswell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingswell stuns Van Diemen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliver Kingswell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingswell scores with a jab to the head.
Kingswell connects with a single shot there.
Van Diemen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Kingswell misses.
Jab from Kingswell.
Kingswell tries to clinch up.
Kingswell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingswell scores with a jab to the head.
Van Diemen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingswell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Diemen connects with a jab.
Van Diemen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Kingswell misses.
Van Diemen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kingswell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kingswell scores with a nice head shot.
Van Diemen misses with an uppercut. Kingswell saw that one coming.
Van Diemen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingswell.
Kingswell cracks Van Diemen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Diemen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Diemen.
Kingswell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Diemen looks to land a combination but Kingswell avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingswell lands with a hook. Van Diemen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingswell closes the distance and pushes Van Diemen back into the cage.
Kingswell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Diemen uses from the top position.
Van Diemen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kingswell looking to control.
Van Diemen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Diemen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingswell gets back to half guard.
Kingswell tries to roll over but Van Diemen keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kingswell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Diemen throws a jab when Kingswell was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingswell! But no joy.
Van Diemen gets tackled into the cage by Kingswell. Kingswell maintains the clinch.
Van Diemen wants to break free but Kingswell has control.
Van Diemen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingswell swings for the body but Van Diemen moves out of range.
Van Diemen cracks Kingswell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kingswell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Diemen.
A big left from Van Diemen misses.
Van Diemen misses with a double jab
and Kingswell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingswell moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Kingswell.
Kingswell misses with a straight right.
Van Diemen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Diemen swings widly with a right hand
and Kingswell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mick Van Diemen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Diemen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingswell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Diemen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kingswell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kingswell lands the left hand.
Kingswell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kingswell misses.
Van Diemen throws a shot from downtown. Kingswell moves away and avoids it.
Van Diemen lands a head shot.
Van Diemen misses with a wild body shot.
Kingswell connects with a jab.
Kingswell takes a swing at Van Diemen's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Diemen defending well as Kingswell loads up on a big left hand.
Van Diemen misses with a looping right.
Kingswell throws an off balance right hand
and Van Diemen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingswell misses with a hook
and Van Diemen counters with a nice body shot.
Kingswell dips to his left and cracks Van Diemen with an uppercut!
Van Diemen throws out a loose jab but Kingswell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Diemen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingswell counters with a left to the body.
Van Diemen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingswell manages to avoid it.
Kingswell tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Diemen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Diemen swings for the body but Kingswell moves out of range.
Kingswell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingswell blocks a jab.
Van Diemen throws a shot to the body.
Van Diemen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingswell lands with a nice body punch.
Van Diemen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kingswell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Diemen throws a lazy right hand but Kingswell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kingswell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kingswell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingswell misses with an uppercut
and Van Diemen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Diemen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Kingswell. Beautiful body shot.
Kingswell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Diemen throws a body punch but Kingswell moves out of range.
Kingswell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Diemen.
Kingswell throws a hook but Van Diemen blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Diemen misses the target.
Nice cross by Kingswell.
Van Diemen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingswell.
Kingswell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Diemen under the eye.
Van Diemen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingswell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Diemen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Diemen takes a swing at Kingswell's ribcage but misses.
Van Diemen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingswell.
Oliver Kingswell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingswell tries to clinch up but Van Diemen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Kingswell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kingswell 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Kingswell!
Oliver Kingswell is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Kingswell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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