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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 24626 p4p, 22876 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 536 p4p, 505 weight class). Umuhoza comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac- Only God Can Judge Me. Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alejandro Sepulveda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kamaru Umuhoza's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 36 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Umuhoza.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Umuhoza saw that one coming.
Umuhoza swinging wildly here.
Umuhoza throws a hook but Sepulveda avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Umuhoza.
Sepulveda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sepulveda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Umuhoza.
Sepulveda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umuhoza tries to land a front kick but Sepulveda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Umuhoza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sepulveda throws out a loose jab but Umuhoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Umuhoza's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umuhoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Umuhoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with a low kick as Sepulveda jumps back.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Umuhoza feints and then cracks Sepulveda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sepulveda down.
Umuhoza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umuhoza with the inside leg kick.
Umuhoza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umuhoza works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
Umuhoza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sepulveda momentarily.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umuhoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Umuhoza avoids a kick to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Umuhoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda misses the body punch
and Umuhoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepulveda scores with the left hand. Umuhoza knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umuhoza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Umuhoza lands with an uppercut that bounces Sepulveda off the ropes and back into range.
Good shot there by Umuhoza.
Sepulveda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Umuhoza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Umuhoza avoids it easily.
Sepulveda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Umuhoza.
Kamaru Umuhoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Umuhoza counter with a right hand.
That kick from Umuhoza tenderised Sepulveda's leg. Sepulveda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Umuhoza throws a solid leg kick but Sepulveda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Umuhoza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umuhoza throws a head kick but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Umuhoza throws a series of punches but Sepulveda avoids them all with ease.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umuhoza throws a counter high kick but Sepulveda was just alert enough to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umuhoza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sepulveda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Umuhoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Umuhoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Umuhoza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
Sepulveda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Umuhoza.
Sepulveda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umuhoza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Sepulveda misses the target.
Umuhoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umuhoza manages to avoid it.
Umuhoza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but Umuhoza moved away.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Umuhoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Umuhoza saw that one coming.
Umuhoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
Umuhoza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land a body kick
and Umuhoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umuhoza connects with a solid leg kick.
Sepulveda looks to land a right hand but Umuhoza moved out of range.
Sepulveda thuds his shin into the meat of Umuhoza's side.
Kamaru Umuhoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sepulveda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Umuhoza lands with a straight right. Sepulveda didn't see that one coming.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Umuhoza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda misses the body punch
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umuhoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sepulveda can do to turn this around?
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umuhoza lands with a shot to the body.
Umuhoza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sepulveda will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Umuhoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sepulveda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Umuhoza moves out of range.
Umuhoza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sepulveda.
Sepulveda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umuhoza can pounce on him.
Umuhoza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Umuhoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umuhoza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick as Umuhoza jumps back.
Umuhoza lands with a right hand.
Umuhoza throws a leg kick but Sepulveda checks it.
Sepulveda throws the kick towards the body but Umuhoza avoids it.
Umuhoza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umuhoza blocks a low kick nicely.
Umuhoza checks a low kick from Sepulveda.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Umuhoza.
Umuhoza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Umuhoza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sepulveda keeps Umuhoza at a distance using the push kick.
Umuhoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
A lazy left from Sepulveda finds it's target.
Sepulveda misses the body punch
and Umuhoza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Umuhoza connects with a leg kick.
Umuhoza avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Umuhoza connects with a body shot.
Umuhoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Umuhoza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sepulveda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umuhoza.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Umuhoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
It looked like Umuhoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Umuhoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umuhoza scores with a jab.
Sepulveda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umuhoza with a hook.
Umuhoza scores with a nice right hand.
Umuhoza moves forwards but Sepulveda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Umuhoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umuhoza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Umuhoza.
Sepulveda jabs Umuhoza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umuhoza connects with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda lands a jab to Umuhoza's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Umuhoza.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Sepulveda misses
and Umuhoza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Umuhoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Umuhoza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sepulveda just manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umuhoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Umuhoza misses with the combination.
Umuhoza stuns Sepulveda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sepulveda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Umuhoza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umuhoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamaru Umuhoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umuhoza with a jab.
Umuhoza scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamaru Umuhoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Umuhoza 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamaru Umuhoza!
A very excited looking Kamaru Umuhoza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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