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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saku Lehtonen (ranked 5582 p4p, 442 weight class) and Rigoberto Martinez (ranked 4852 p4p, 419 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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170 cm
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rigoberto Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehtonen.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Lehtonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lehtonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehtonen lands an uppercut.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Lehtonen digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehtonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehtonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
Lehtonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Lehtonen lands with a left to the head.
Lehtonen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehtonen's elbow.
A body shot lands from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehtonen lands a body shot.
Lehtonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez 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!
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehtonen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lehtonen throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot.
Martinez tries to counter with a clinch but Lehtonen shakes him off and moves away.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lehtonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehtonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lehtonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lehtonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtonen.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Lehtonen.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Lehtonen misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lehtonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lehtonen misses with a straight right.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that round.
That's time! Lehtonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lehtonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws a head kick but Lehtonen moves out of range.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehtonen loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Martinez closes the distance but Lehtonen moves to the side
and Lehtonen counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Rigoberto Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Lehtonen circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Lehtonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehtonen.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Lehtonen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lehtonen avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Lehtonen scores with a nice head shot.
Lehtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehtonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lehtonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lehtonen with a body shot.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehtonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Lehtonen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lehtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Lehtonen throws an off balance right hand
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehtonen misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehtonen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez 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 Lehtonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lehtonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lehtonen looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lehtonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lehtonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Lehtonen misses its intended target.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez is looking for the big counter here.
Lehtonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehtonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez defending well as Lehtonen loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Lehtonen both land. Nice combination.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lehtonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Lehtonen pushes him off.
Lehtonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lehtonen lands a nice shot that snaps Martinez's head back.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez tries to move into range but Lehtonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehtonen throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Lehtonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Lehtonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Lehtonen pushes him off.
Lehtonen cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saku Lehtonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Lehtonen.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lehtonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Lehtonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rigoberto Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehtonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinez, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehtonen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Lehtonen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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