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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 22042 p4p, 16118 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 648 p4p, 661 weight class). Umaga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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8 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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23 - 9 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Waldron blocks the low kick.
Umaga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Waldron back to the ropes. Umaga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waldron misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Umaga. Those never looked like landing.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
Umaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waldron seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Waldron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Waldron.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick lands for Waldron.
Waldron blocks a low kick nicely.
Umaga lands with a shot to the body.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waldron is out of range.
Umaga misses with a hook. Waldron ducked under it nicely.
Waldron throws a big shot that misses.
Umaga wants to slow Waldron down by chopping away at his legs.
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Umaga.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
It seemed like Umaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Waldron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Umaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga connects with a body shot that sends Waldron's belly button to the back.
Umaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
Waldron lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Waldron throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a straight right hand.
Waldron lands a jab to Umaga's midsection.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Umaga throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Umaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that Umaga shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Umaga in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Umaga as Waldron tries to tie him up.
Waldron tries to stall but Umaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Umaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Waldron avoids a wild elbow strike from Umaga.
Umaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waldron lands an uppercut.
Umaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waldron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Umaga tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Umaga back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umaga's brow.
Umaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umaga's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waldron.
Waldron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Umaga blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Waldron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waldron. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waldron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Waldron moves into range and clinches up with Umaga.
Umaga holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Waldron wants to stall.
Umaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
Umaga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Waldron digs a good hook to Umaga's body.
Umaga lands with a good body shot.
Waldron scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Waldron.
Umaga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Waldron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Umaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waldron.
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waldron.
Umaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Umaga pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Umaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but Umaga blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Umaga.
Umaga blocks a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron struggles to land a body shot inside as Umaga controls his hands.
Johnny Waldron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Umaga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Umaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waldron.
Umaga avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Waldron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Umaga blocks it with crossed arms.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron tries to stall but Umaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Umaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Waldron blocks an elbow strike from Umaga.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umaga avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Umaga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waldron's brow.
Umaga has a couple of punches blocked by Waldron.
Umaga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Umaga lands a nice hook to Waldron's body. Waldron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waldron tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Waldron throwing a counter right hand but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umaga counters with a two punch combo.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Waldron avoids it.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Waldron does no damage.
Waldron looks to land a body kick but Umaga moved away.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Umaga.
Umaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga digs a good hook to Waldron's body.
Umaga misses with the combination.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waldron misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron is looking to clinch.
Umaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Umaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umaga dips to his left and cracks Waldron with an uppercut!
Waldron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waldron avoids the head kick by Umaga.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umaga.
Waldron pushes Umaga back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waldron wants to stall.
Umaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Waldron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Waldron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Umaga.
Iosefa Umaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Umaga misses its intended target.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waldron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waldron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Waldron throws a sloppy head kick
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
Waldron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waldron doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosefa Umaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Umaga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga wins by unanimous decision!
Iosefa Umaga bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
65% |
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