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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reggie Sanders (ranked 1946 p4p, 735 weight class) and Roberto Heredia (ranked 65 p4p, 17 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Death On Me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Heredia's choice of entrance music: Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heredia throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Reggie Sanders has been cut. The crowd cheers as Heredia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though. Heredia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Heredia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders is looking to counter punch. Heredia throws a body shot but no joy. Heredia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Heredia lands with an overhand left. A solid leg kick lands there for Sanders.
Heredia misses with a hook to the body
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut. Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Heredia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Heredia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heredia loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch. It looked like Sanders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heredia. Heredia misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming. Heredia avoids the body shot from Sanders.
As Sanders backs off Heredia throws a huge counter combo but Sanders manages to avoid it all. A decent looking cross lands there for Heredia.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Heredia misses with a hook. A right-left combo lands from Sanders.
 It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut. Heredia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body. Heredia misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand. Heredia throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range. Sanders connects with a body shot that sends Heredia's belly button to the back. Sanders is looking to wear down Heredia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Heredia pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heredia! But no joy. Sanders blocks a jab. A big left from Heredia misses. Heredia throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Heredia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Heredia throws a combination that misses and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Heredia misses with an uppercut. Heredia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. No joy there for Heredia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heredia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sanders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heredia looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range. Heredia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Heredia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heredia misses the jab.
Heredia closes the distance and clinches. Sanders misses with a body punch.
Heredia leaning his opponent against the cage. Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Heredia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders wants to break free but Heredia has control.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Heredia is controlling him. Sanders gets through Heredia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the cage. Heredia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heredia. Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heredia has him pressed against the cage. Heredia effectively controlling the action here. Sanders tries to circle away but Heredia has him pinned against the cage. Sanders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Heredia is controlling him. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heredia.
Heredia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heredia throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily. Heredia misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Heredia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heredia misses the jab. Sanders is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Heredia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heredia thinking. Heredia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks. Heredia jabs at Sanders's body. Sanders slips a straight right by Heredia. Sanders is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanders appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heredia throws out the jab. It looked like Sanders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heredia. Heredia works the jab nicely. Sanders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heredia. Heredia misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely. A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target. Heredia throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely. Heredia dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heredia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Heredia will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heredia. No joy there for Heredia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heredia connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heredia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Heredia misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming. Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberto Heredia seems to be getting the better of the standup. A swing and a miss from Heredia. Sanders appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Heredia misses with a hook
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanders appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heredia misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming. Heredia misses with a double jab
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A shot to the body from Heredia misses and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A shot to the body from Heredia misses and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sanders throws a body punch but Heredia moves out of range. A big right from Heredia misses. A big right from Heredia misses. Sanders defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand. Heredia tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sanders misses with a leg kick. Heredia misses with an uppercut
letting Sanders counter with a right hand. Roberto Heredia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Heredia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Heredia misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sanders with a nice cross. Heredia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanders swings for the body but Heredia moves out of range.
Heredia misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heredia circles away quickly and effectively. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jab by Heredia. Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Heredia.
Sanders connects with a body shot. Some wild striking there from Heredia.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sanders counter with a right hand. Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heredia misses with a right hand and Sanders counters with a left to the body. Heredia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sanders scores with the left hand. Heredia knows he should have avoided that one. Heredia misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Heredia does a little dance to reset his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heredia manages to avoid it.
Heredia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Heredia has double underhooks. Heredia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not. Heredia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Heredia lands a body punch. Heredia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Heredia.
Heredia lands with a light punch inside. Heredia lands with a short shot to the head. Heredia pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Heredia scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heredia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heredia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heredia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A right handed body shot lands from Heredia.
This has been an exciting period of action! Heredia lands a body punch. A short left from Heredia. Roberto Heredia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Stalling in the clinch from Heredia.
Heredia prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch. Sanders throws a head punch that misses. Heredia lands a body punch in the clinch. Heredia scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heredia. Heredia lands a body punch. A right hook to the body lands for Heredia.
A short left from Heredia. Heredia pushes Sanders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Heredia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heredia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Heredia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heredia throws out the jab. Reggie Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sanders takes a swing at Heredia's ribcage but misses. Heredia dips to his left and cracks Sanders with an uppercut! Sanders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Sanders is rocked! Heredia misses with a combination
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sanders seems to have got his legs back now. Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heredia missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Heredia misses its intended target. Sanders takes a swing at Heredia's ribcage but misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Heredia throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely. Heredia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center. It looked like Sanders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heredia.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Heredia. Heredia has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heredia misses with an uppercut. Sanders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Sanders moves out of range of the strikes. Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heredia manages to avoid it. Heredia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a left to the body. Heredia throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range. Heredia misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heredia throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sanders appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Sanders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heredia. Heredia connects with a nice looking jab.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a left to the body. Heredia 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.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A clash of legs there as Heredia blocks the low kick. Heredia throws a counter combo. Heredia scores with a punch to the head. Sanders throws a body punch but Heredia moves out of range.
Heredia rushes Sanders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Heredia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heredia lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Heredia tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Heredia missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Heredia misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders throws a solid leg kick but Heredia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanders. Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heredia.
Sanders takes a swing at Heredia's ribcage but misses. Heredia scores with a nice right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders avoids the body shot from Heredia.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Heredia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heredia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Heredia has him pressed against the cage. Heredia is working Sanders over against the cage. Sanders is trying to break free.
Heredia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heredia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanders's hands. Heredia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Heredia does a little dance to reset his feet. A swing and a miss from Heredia. It looked like Sanders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heredia. Heredia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Heredia scores with a jab to the body. A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride. Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Sanders moves out of range of the strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A combination from Sanders does no damage. Heredia unleashes a big counter combination but Sanders bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Heredia moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sanders! Heredia continues to tee off on Sanders, landing with a left and a right! Heredia connects with a right hand that leaves Sanders sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Heredia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roberto Heredia! Roberto Heredia is the new super heavyweight champion! Roberto Heredia took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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