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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 5881 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 422 p4p, 341 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sepulveda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Michael Collins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 33 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Sepulveda dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins slips under a jab from Sepulveda.
Collins connects with a leg kick.
Collins throws a series of punches but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Collins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Collins.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Sepulveda throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Collins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sepulveda jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Collins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sepulveda looks to land a body kick but Collins moved away.
Sepulveda swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
A little feinted left hand from Sepulveda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Sepulveda misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Collins lands but Sepulveda takes it in his stride.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a quick counter head kick but Collins was just out of range.
Sepulveda throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Sepulveda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a body kick.
Sepulveda scores with a hook.
Sepulveda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Collins's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sepulveda needs to keep his hands up - Collins had a free shot at his head there.
Collins scores with a nice strike.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sepulveda.
It looked like Sepulveda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Collins.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Sepulveda missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins scores with a nice right hand.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sepulveda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sepulveda needs to keep his hands up - Collins had a free shot at his head there.
Collins avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Collins has closed the distance and engaged Sepulveda in a clinch.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Collins saw that one coming.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sepulveda misses with a straight left.
Collins moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Collins connects with a right hand. Sepulveda shakes it off.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda connects with a solid leg kick.
Collins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Collins avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Collins punishes Sepulveda's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sepulveda takes a step back to recover.
Collins cracks Sepulveda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Sepulveda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda lands a lovely overhand right.
Collins catches Sepulveda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Collins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Collins scores with a jab to the head.
Collins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
Sepulveda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sepulveda punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Collins.
Sepulveda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Collins momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sepulveda has time to react.
Collins scores with a head kick. Sepulveda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Collins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sepulveda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the leg kick from Collins.
Sepulveda is looking to counter punch.
Collins cracks Sepulveda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Collins has Sepulveda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sepulveda working aggressively here.
Collins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins tries a body shot but Sepulveda blocks it.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands with a nice body punch.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Sepulveda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Collins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sepulveda on the side of the head.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Sepulveda off the ropes and back into range.
Collins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sepulvedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Sepulveda motions for Collins to come forward. Sepulveda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Sepulveda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins cracks Sepulveda with a good jab.
Collins scores with a head kick. Sepulveda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A lazy body kick from Sepulveda
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Collins. That did some damage!
Collins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michael Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sepulveda.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Sepulveda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Collins.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Sepulveda lands a high kick!
Michael Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins throws a combination. Sepulveda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda throws a push kick but Collins slaps the foot to one side.
Sepulveda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collins moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that misses.
Collins jabs Sepulveda right on the nose. Sepulveda blinks but takes it well.
Sepulveda lands a nice shot to the body.
Collins thuds a left hand into Sepulveda's body.
Sepulveda misses the body punch
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sepulveda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins throws a series of punches but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Collins slips under a jab.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Collins.
Sepulveda throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Collins! But no joy.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Sepulveda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Collins finds it's way round the side to connect with Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda pushes Collins away with a front kick.
Sepulveda defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Collins throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sepulveda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collins.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
A big right from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda takes one on the button.
Sepulveda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Collins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Collins staying out of range there.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Sepulveda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sepulveda tries to move into range but Collins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Sepulveda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sepulveda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepulveda's head backwards.
Collins takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sepulveda throws a wild body kick that Collins sees coming a mile off.
Collins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sepulveda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sepulveda does it's job there.
Sepulveda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins with a hook.
Sepulveda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Sepulveda wants to slow Collins down by chopping away at his legs.
Sepulveda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Collins has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepulveda.
Collins tries to break the clinch but Sepulveda is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Well,Sepulveda is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Collins throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
Sepulveda walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Sepulveda.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins moves out of range of the leg kick from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Collins with a jab.
Sepulveda swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Sepulveda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Collins throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepulveda's head backwards.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Sepulveda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sepulveda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda scores with a jab. Collins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Sepulveda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses its target.
Sepulveda lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Collins misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepulveda is looking to chop away at Collins's legs.
A shot to the liver by Sepulveda. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a push kick but Collins slaps the foot to one side.
Sepulveda throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
Collins misses with a looping left.
Collins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sepulveda throws a good cross that connects.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sepulveda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Collins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
It seemed like Collins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda wants to land a leg kick but Collins is out of range.
Collins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sepulveda with a body shot.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Michael Collins!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Michael Collins!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Michael Collins!
Michael Collins wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Collins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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