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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Cholo (ranked 2423 p4p, 831 weight class) and Roberto Heredia (ranked 94 p4p, 25 weight class). Heredia has chosen Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Cholo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia with a nice cross.
Cholo closes the distance and clinches.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heredia taking a breather.
Cholo working Heredia over with knees to the body.
Heredia takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut.
Heredia swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Heredia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Cholo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heredia.
Heredia presses Cholo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Nice body punch from Heredia.
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cholo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heredia moves to clinch but Cholo breaks away
and Cholo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heredia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Heredia moved out of range nicely.
Heredia throws a right and a left that Cholo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Heredia.
A big left from Heredia misses.
Cholo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heredia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cholo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Heredia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cholo.
Cholo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heredia throws a combination that misses
and Heredia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo moves out of range as Heredia strikes.
Cholo scores with a push kick.
Heredia throws a jab when Cholo was well out of range.
Cholo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cholo lands a nice looking body kick.
Cholo misses with a kick to the body.
Heredia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cholo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia throws a looping overhand right but Cholo ducks down to avoid it.
Heredia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cholo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heredia misses with a body shot
and Cholo counters with an inside leg kick.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heredia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heredia throws a shot from downtown. Cholo moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cholo - that will leave a mark!
Heredia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cholo counters with a low kick, right behind Heredia 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Heredia.
Heredia misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Heredia.
It looks like Han Cholo has been cut.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cholo connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Han Cholo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heredia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heredia tries to bum rush Cholo with a series of wild strikes but Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It appears Cholo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cholo instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Heredia.
Still in the clinch, Heredia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heredia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heredia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Heredia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cholo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heredia can turn it around.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo lands a knee to the head.
Cholo scores with a knee to the head.
Heredia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Roberto Heredia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heredia throws a series of punches but Cholo avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heredia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heredia moves in looking to clinch but Cholo pushes him off.
Heredia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heredia throws a right hand that misses
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Heredia lands with a nice body punch.
Cholo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heredia.
Heredia misses with a looping right.
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.
Heredia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo throws a counter high kick but Heredia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Heredia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Cholo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Heredia tries to bum rush Cholo with a series of wild strikes but Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heredia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heredia misses with a looping right.
As Heredia backs away, Cholo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a straight right.
Cholo throws a body kick that misses.
Heredia throws a hook but Cholo blocks it.
Cholo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heredia looks to land a right hand but Cholo moved out of range.
Cholo throws a quick counter head kick but Heredia was just out of range.
Heredia with a jab.
Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heredia.
Cholo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heredia.
Heredia throws a series of punches but Cholo avoids them all with ease.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heredia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Heredia misses.
Cholo lands with an uppercut that bounces Heredia off the ropes and back into range.
A combination from Heredia does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Heredia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Cholo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Heredia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heredia throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo counters with a thumping low kick.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo counters with a body kick that stops Heredia in his tracks momentarily.
Heredia moves out of range of the body kick.
Cholo with a nice calf kick.
Cholo ducks under a wild hook from Heredia.
Heredia missing with a left hand there. Cholo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heredia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Heredia misses.
Heredia avoids a kick to the body.
Heredia misses with a body shot
and Cholo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heredia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia lands a nice shot to the body.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heredia swings for the body but Cholo moves out of range.
Heredia gets tackled into the ropes by Cholo. Cholo maintains the clinch.
Cholo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heredia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heredia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Heredia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cholo scores with a knee to the head.
Cholo crunches a lovely knee into Heredia's ribcage.
Cholo landing knees to the body.
Heredia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cholo.
Cholo connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heredia is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
Heredia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heredia working aggressively here.
Heredia has a couple of punches blocked by Cholo.
Heredia lands an uppercut.
Cholo with a knee to the head.
Heredia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Heredia.
Heredia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heredia misses with a body shot.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heredia misses with a body punch
and Cholo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heredia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cholo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cholo misses with a kick to the body.
Cholo slips a jab and a cross from Heredia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Cholo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heredia throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Cholo is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Heredia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cholo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cholo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heredia throws out the jab.
Cholo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Heredia avoids it.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Heredia.
Cholo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heredia throws a hook but Cholo blocks it.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with an outside leg kick.
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cholo throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo moves into the clinch.
Cholo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heredia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Cholo.
Heredia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cholo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cholo.
Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cholo throws a front kick that sends Heredia stumbling back into the ropes.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Heredia lands a nice shot to the body.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heredia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cholo ducks under a wild hook from Heredia.
And Cholo counters with a quick kick to the body but Heredia blocks it.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Heredia moves out of range easily.
Heredia throws a right hand that Cholo ducks under and follows up with a left that Cholo also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Cholo lands but Heredia takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heredia misses the body punch
and Cholo counters with a head kick. That will keep Heredia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heredia throws out a loose jab but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia loads up on a big right hand but Cholo slips the punch.
Cholo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cholo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heredia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberto Heredia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heredia misses with an uppercut
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Heredia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cholo slips a jab from Heredia.
Cholo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Heredia throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cholo is just out of range.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heredia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Cholo had his way with Roberto Heredia in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Heredia throws a right hand that misses
and Cholo counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberto Heredia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cholo scores with a push kick.
Cholo blocks a jab.
Cholo tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Heredia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cholo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heredia looks to land a left hand but Cholo moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Heredia misses.
Heredia misses with an uppercut. Cholo saw that one coming.
A jab from Heredia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Heredia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Cholo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heredia swings widly with a right hand
and Cholo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a wild combination.
Heredia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heredia misses the body punch
and Cholo counters with a nice leg kick.
Heredia misses with a right hand
enabling Cholo to counter with a crisp jab.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a leg kick.
Heredia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Heredia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heredia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cholo!
Cholo rushes Heredia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Heredia.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heredia misses with the head strike.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heredia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heredia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Heredia lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cholo obliges.
Cholo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heredias head.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Heredia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Heredia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heredia trying to stall but Cholo improves his position.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Cholo avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the ropes.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heredia can do to turn this around?
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cholo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Cholo!
Han Cholo is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Han Cholo 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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