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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 23346 p4p, 21740 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 629 p4p, 616 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sandoval was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Lawrence plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Miguel Sandoval has been cut.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
Lawrence lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval catches Lawrence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Sandoval has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval 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.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval lands the left hand.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Lawrence avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval slips a jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawrence off the ropes and back into range.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawrence scores with a four punch combination!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sandoval rushes Lawrence and presses him up against the ropes.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandoval tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandoval tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval clinches with his opponent.
Sandoval scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
Sandoval stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the ropes.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence cracks Sandoval with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandoval takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Sandoval keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Sandoval lunges at Lawrence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawrence's hand.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sandoval stalks Lawrence and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawrence's face. Lawrence staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Lawrence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Sandoval didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sandoval on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a lazy head kick
and Sandoval counters with a one-two to the body.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandoval looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandoval looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
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