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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22448 p4p, 488 weight class) and Juan Fonseca (ranked 18828 p4p, 527 weight class). Juan Fonseca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca throws a shot from downtown. Thu moves away and avoids it.
Fonseca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Fonseca.
Thu throws a good cross that connects.
Thu lands with a right hand.
Fonseca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thu tried to score with a low kick but Fonseca checks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fonseca!
Fonseca throws an off balance right hand
and Thu counters with a nice leg kick.
Fonseca checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fonseca throws the left hand but Thu avoids the punch easily.
Thu motions for Fonseca to come forward. Thu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thu avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Thu digs a good body shot into Fonseca's ribs.
Fonseca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Fonseca is predictable there
and Thu counters with a nice uppercut.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu feints a jab promting Fonseca to slip. Thu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fonseca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Thu.
Thu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fonseca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fonseca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu tried to counter with a leg kick but Fonseca avoided it.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Thu.
Fonseca looks to land a right hand but Thu moved out of range.
Fonseca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thu throws a leg kick but Fonseca checks it.
Fonseca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fonseca throws a big shot that misses.
As Fonseca tries to get set, Thu tries to push him back and clinch up but Fonseca manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws a leg kick
letting Fonseca counter with a right hand.
Fonseca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fonseca checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fonseca! But no joy.
Fonseca blocks a low kick nicely.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fonseca 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.
Fonseca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thu is looking to wear down Fonseca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fonseca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thu counters with a series of strikes. Fonseca will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fonseca is out of range and Thu settles back down.
Fonseca swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Fonseca 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.
Thu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Thu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonseca checks the leg kick.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fonseca misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thu 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 Fonseca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fonseca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thu checks the leg kick.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thu.
Fonseca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Thu misses with a body shot.
Fonseca moves out of range of the leg kick from Thu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonseca misses with a straight left.
As Fonseca backs away, Thu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Fonseca moves his leg out of the way.
Thu throws a chopping leg kick but Fonseca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thu drives through and clinches with Fonseca against the ropes.
Fonseca blocks the elbow strike.
Fonseca avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Fonseca avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
Thu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fonseca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fonseca on the side of the head.
That kick from Thu tenderised Fonseca's leg. Fonseca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thu connects with a nice looking jab.
Fonseca throws a shot from downtown. Thu moves away and avoids it.
Thu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fonseca scores with a jab. Thu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu throws a leg kick but Fonseca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thu jabs at Fonseca's body.
Maung Maung Thu is winning the standup battle so far.
Thu throws a leg kick which misses Fonseca's front leg but catches the back leg as Fonseca tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Fonseca moves his leg out of the way.
Fonseca now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fonseca moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Thu throws a low kick but Fonseca avoids it.
Thu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fonseca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thu tried to counter with a leg kick but Fonseca avoided it.
Fonseca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thu wants to slow Fonseca down by chopping away at his legs.
Thu misses the shot to the body.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thu was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
Thu blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thu misses the target.
A shot to the body from Fonseca misses
and Thu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fonseca throws a series of punches but Thu avoids them all with ease.
Thu throws a solid leg kick but Fonseca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thu.
Fonseca lands with a good body shot.
Thu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thu scores with a shot to the body.
Fonseca 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.
Thu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fonseca is able to avoid easily.
Thu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fonseca is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fonseca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
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!
Fonseca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thu misses with a low kick as Fonseca jumps back.
Fonseca shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fonseca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thu can pounce on him.
Fonseca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fonseca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fonseca moves out of range of the leg kick from Thu.
Thu thows a leg kick but Fonseca checks it
and Fonseca counters with a head kick.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Thu.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fonseca misses with a jab to the body
and Thu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu blocks a head kick by Fonseca.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Thu digs a good hook to Fonseca's body.
Thu throws out a leg kick but Fonseca moves out of range and Thu only half commits.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Thu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a double jab
and Thu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fonseca's knee momentarily.
A combination from Fonseca does no damage.
Thu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
Thu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fonseca is able to avoid easily.
Thu motions for Fonseca to come forward. Thu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thu misses with a leg kick
and Fonseca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thu's knee momentarily.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu throws a leg kick but Fonseca checks it.
Thu blocks the body kick.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Thu is out of range.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
Thu connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Thu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fonseca's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu misses with a leg kick.
Thu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thu!
Thu blocks a jab.
Thu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Fonseca's leg but Fonseca calmly moves out of range.
Thu tests Fonseca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fonseca moves forwards but Thu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thu throws a leg kick but Fonseca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fonseca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fonseca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thu.
Good work by Fonseca as he checks the leg kick.
Fonseca blocks a low kick nicely.
Fonseca misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thu 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maung Maung Thu!
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