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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2823 p4p, 5548 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 338 p4p, 533 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders wants to land a leg kick but Congo is out of range.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Saunders catches Congo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
Congo pushes Saunders back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders trying to stall but Congo improves his position.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo pushes Saunders back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Congo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Saunders.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders wants to get back to striking at distance but Congo won't allow it.
Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saunders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Saunders.
Saunders walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Congo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Saunders has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Saunders is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo misses with a looping left.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Congo.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Saunders 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.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Congo.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Congo throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Saunders unleashes a big counter combination but Congo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saunders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Congo avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Saunders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunders ducks into a a hook from Congo and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Saunders wants to clinch up but Congo keeps it at a distance.
Congo misses with a double jab.
Saunders tries to clinch but Congo is having none of it.
Congo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Congo.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders forces Congo back against the ropes and clinches.
Saunders breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saunders.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Saunders cracks Congo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saunders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Congo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders clinches up against the ropes.
Saunders throws an elbow but it misses.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Saunders, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Congo.
Saunders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Congo blocks a body shot from Saunders.
A body shot lands from Congo.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo controlling the action here for a moment.
Congo digs a right hand into Saunders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saunders's gas tank.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Congo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Saunders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Congo lands a nice uppercut.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
Congo breaks from the clinch.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
Saunders misses with a leg kick
and Congo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders forces Congo back against the ropes and clinches.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Congo takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Eron Saunders was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saunders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Congo throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Congo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Congo.
Saunders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Congo throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
Saunders walks into a big right hand from Congo and goes down! The referee sends Congo to a neutral corner as Saunders gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo is looking to chop away at Saunders's legs.
Saunders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Congo rather than just go for the knockout.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto Congo is winning the standup battle so far.
Congo closes the distance and catches Saunders with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Saunders is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Saunders is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Saunders is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Congo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo retains his middleweight title!
Roberto Congo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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