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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfonso Valdez (ranked 4904 p4p, 412 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 12034 p4p, 597 weight class). Valdez comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Back - Eminem . Kilju is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Of These Mornings. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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147 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilju fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilju has Valdez pushed against the ropes.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilju controls his hands.
Valdez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilju.
Kilju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kilju as Valdez tries to tie him up.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Kilju.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Kilju blocking some punches.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilju on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilju is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Kilju is trying to maintain a safe position but Valdez gets an underhook and turns Kilju into the ropes.
Kilju looking to slow down the pace here.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Kilju avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes.
Kilju dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Kilju trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilju avoids the elbow strike from Valdez, against the ropes.
I was talking to Valdez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez keeps control of Kilju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kilju - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kilju avoiding damage as Valdez throws knees to the body.
Valdez tries a knee to the head but Kilju blocks it.
Valdez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilju blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilju is looking to control Valdez's arms but Valdez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kilju has his back to the ropes.
Kilju dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Valdez lands a nice uppercut.
Kilju blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Valdez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilju is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valdez.
Valdez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilju misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilju moves into the clinch.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kilju avoids it.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Kilju's shoulder, as Kilju tries to avoid the shot.
Kilju looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilju doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilju blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilju gets a clinch.
Kilju throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez rushes Kilju and presses him up against the ropes.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valdez has Kilju pushed against the ropes.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Kilju misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kilju instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kilju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilju clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kilju misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuju Kilju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Kilju pushes him off.
Kilju darts in and clinches Valdez up against the ropes.
Kilju breaks the clinch.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valdez staggers Kilju with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kilju looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
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!
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilju is just out of range.
Kilju darts in and clinches Valdez up against the ropes.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Kilju manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Kilju breaks from the clinch.
Valdez moves into range and clinches up with Kilju.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez misses with an elbow strike.
Kilju trying to control the position but instead, Valdez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kilju into the ropes.
Kilju misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez throws an elbow that misses.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilju is defending well for now.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kilju lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez tries to work over Kilju's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kilju creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilju wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alfonso Valdez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilju avoids the damage to the body.
Kilju on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez lands an elbow that stopped Kilju in his tracks for a moment.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez trying to stall but Kilju improves his position.
Kilju breaks from the clinch.
Alfonso Valdez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilju tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilju avoids the head kick by Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju forces Valdez back against the ropes and clinches.
Kilju is trying to maintain a safe position but Valdez gets an underhook and turns Kilju into the ropes.
Valdez digs a right hand underneath Kilju's ribcage. Kilju let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez tries to work over Kilju's front leg with a kick but Kilju checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Valdez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdez.
Kilju has managed to clinch.
Valdez lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Kilju blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilju avoiding damage as Valdez throws knees to the body.
Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Kilju pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilju swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Kilju wants to counter with a clinch but Valdez pushes him away.
Valdez throws a front kick aimed at Kilju's knee but Kilju avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilju scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alfonso Valdez has been cut.
Kilju has closed the distance and engaged Valdez in a clinch.
Valdez just leaning against Kilju, taking a breather.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Kilju landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but Kilju blocks with his arms.
Kilju missing with knees to the body.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilju tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilju manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kilju breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valdez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilju dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kilju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Valdez.
Kilju is rocked!
Valdez ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kilju out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfonso Valdez!
An intense looking Alfonso Valdez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This guy's a warrior. Definitely my toughest challenge yet, but challenges don't faze me. I'm the best in the world. Who's next!? '.
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