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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernardo Alfonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno McKickin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo Alfonso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juno McKickin's chin.
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179 lbs
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Decent elbows
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernardo Alfonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno McKickin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKickin pushes Alfonso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alfonso breaks the clinch.
McKickin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alfonso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Alfonso.
Alfonso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bernardo Alfonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alfonso tries to clinch up but McKickin circles away and keeps his distance.
Alfonso takes one on the button.
McKickin lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Alfonso lands.
Alfonso throws a right and a left that McKickin avoids nicely.
McKickin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alfonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKickin cracks Alfonso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from McKickin both land. Nice combination.
Alfonso tries to clinch up.
Alfonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKickin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKickin wants to clinch up but Alfonso keeps it at a distance.
McKickin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alfonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfonso misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso misses with a body kick.
Alfonso has managed to clinch.
Alfonso swings wildly with an uppercut but McKickin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKickin is trying to break the clinch but Alfonso has him pressed against the ropes.
McKickin breaks the clinch.
Alfonso tries to clinch up.
McKickin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bernardo Alfonso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alfonso gets tackled into the ropes by McKickin. McKickin maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Alfonso.
McKickin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McKickin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alfonso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKickin's defenses.
Alfonso misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso stalling in the clinch.
Alfonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alfonso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alfonso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alfonso has had enough of the clinch but McKickin keeps him there for the moment.
McKickin tries to break free but Alfonso pushes him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Alfonso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKickin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKickin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKickin doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfonso circles away.
Alfonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Alfonso wants to clinch.
Alfonso swats away the attempt to clinch by McKickin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juno McKickin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKickin, right into the meat.
McKickin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alfonso.
McKickin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alfonso tries to clinch up.
Alfonso darts in trying to clinch
and McKickin counters with a nice body kick.
Alfonso throws a right hand that McKickin ducks under and follows up with a left that McKickin also avoids with ease.
McKickin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alfonso circles away quickly and effectively.
McKickin clobbers Alfonso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKickin keeps the fight on the outside.
Alfonso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McKickin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfonso misses with a wild combination.
Alfonso closes the distance and clinches.
Alfonso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alfonso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alfonso lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alfonso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKickin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McKickin.
McKickin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfonso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKickin forces Alfonso back against the ropes and clinches.
McKickin manages to break the clinch.
McKickin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McKickin.
Alfonso rushes McKickin and presses him up against the ropes.
Alfonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfonso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKickin finds it's way round the side to connect with Alfonso's head.
McKickin keeps the fight on the outside.
McKickin is looking to clinch but Alfonso is avoiding it.
Alfonso throws out a loose jab but McKickin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfonso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKickin tries to clinch but Alfonso is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKickin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alfonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKickin cracks Alfonso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McKickin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alfonso was well out of range. Poor timing from McKickin.
Alfonso instigates a clinch.
Alfonso holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Alfonso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alfonso lands with a short shot to the head.
Alfonso is struggling to control the position.
McKickin breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKickin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alfonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKickin swats away the attempt to clinch by Alfonso.
Alfonso misses with a body punch
and Alfonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juno McKickin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKickin clinches up against the ropes.
Alfonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by McKickin - just one landing.
Alfonso lands a leg kick that knocks McKickin off balance momentarily.
McKickin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alfonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKickin tries to clinch there but Alfonso circles away.
McKickin has managed to clinch.
Alfonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKickin blocks a jab.
McKickin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfonso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alfonso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKickin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alfonso manages to break the clinch.
McKickin throws a good cross that connects.
Alfonso throws a series of strikes that have McKickin backpedaling.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso tries a knee to the head but McKickin blocks it.
Alfonso wants to stall.
Alfonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfonso tries to close the distance and clinch but McKickin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKickin gets tackled into the ropes by Alfonso. Alfonso maintains the clinch.
Alfonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso keeps the fight on the outside.
Alfonso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKickin.
Alfonso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McKickin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alfonso.
Alfonso throws the kick towards the body but McKickin avoids it.
Alfonso tries to clinch but McKickin moves out of range.
Alfonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from McKickin does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKickin lands with a nice combination. Alfonso backs away looking to recover.
McKickin cracks Alfonso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alfonso misses with the combination.
McKickin clinches up with Alfonso and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alfonso is looking to control McKickin's arms but McKickin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alfonso has his back to the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKickin is looking to break free of the clinch but Alfonso has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alfonso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alfonso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfonso displaying some good clinch control by pressing McKickin up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Juno McKickin just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKickin rushes Alfonso and presses him up against the ropes.
McKickin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso closes the distance and pushes McKickin back into the ropes.
Alfonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alfonso misses with a looping right.
Juno McKickin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. McKickin catches Alfonso right on the button with a cross.
McKickin scores with a hook to the body. Alfonso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKickin tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfonso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alfonso pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKickin is out of range and Alfonso settles back down.
Alfonso clinches with his opponent.
Alfonso holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McKickin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alfonso fails to land with a series of punches.
McKickin tries to clinch but Alfonso moves out of range.
McKickin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alfonso.
McKickin rushes Alfonso and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McKickin is trying to break free.
Alfonso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKickin.
Alfonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alfonso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alfonso is looking to control McKickin's arms but McKickin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alfonso has his back to the ropes.
McKickin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKickin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bernardo Alfonso has been cut.
Alfonso lands a knee to the head.
McKickin letting Alfonso take a breather here.
McKickin tries to break the clinch but Alfonso is controlling the position.
McKickin is looking to break free of the clinch but Alfonso has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on McKickin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKickin breaks from the clinch.
Alfonso has managed to clinch.
Alfonso is looking to break free of the clinch but McKickin has double underhooks.
McKickin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKickin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alfonso.
Alfonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKickin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alfonso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McKickin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonso scores with a three punch combo!
Alfonso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alfonso rushes McKickin and presses him up against the ropes.
Alfonso wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Alfonso had his way with Juno McKickin in that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Alfonso's cut.
That's time! Alfonso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McKickin checks a low kick from Alfonso.
Alfonso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alfonso is looking to clinch but McKickin is avoiding it.
McKickin moves away from the strike by Alfonso.
Alfonso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKickin.
Alfonso throws a leg kick but McKickin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alfonso pushes McKickin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alfonso stalling in the clinch but McKickin improves position.
McKickin avoids the elbow strike from Alfonso, against the ropes.
McKickin avoids a wild elbow strike from Alfonso.
McKickin breaks the clinch.
McKickin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alfonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfonso misses with a double jab.
McKickin fails to land with a series of punches.
Alfonso thuds his right hand into McKickin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKickin tries to clinch there but Alfonso circles away.
Alfonso throws a combination that misses
and McKickin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alfonso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKickin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alfonso keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernardo Alfonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alfonso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McKickin jabs at Alfonso's body.
McKickin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alfonso's calf.
McKickin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alfonso throws a lazy body kick
and McKickin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKickin wants to clinch up but Alfonso keeps it at a distance.
Alfonso wants to clinch.
Alfonso moves into the clinch successfully.
Alfonso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKickin is trying to force a seperation but Alfonso has the dominant position.
Alfonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alfonso breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonso has managed to clinch.
McKickin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKickin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alfonso misses with a kick to the body.
Alfonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKickin tries to clinch but Alfonso is having none of it.
Alfonso moves into the clinch.
Juno McKickin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alfonso leaning against his opponent.
McKickin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Alfonso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonso avoiding damage.
McKickin has Alfonso pressed against the ropes, preventing Alfonso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bernardo Alfonso.
I think McKickin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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