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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 3550 p4p, 403 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 4456 p4p, 494 weight class). O Donno comes to the ring accompanied by Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another One Bites the Dust. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
O Donno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker 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.
Nice cross by O Donno.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. O Donno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donno misses the target.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Donno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Donno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. O Donno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo O Donno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and O Donno moves out of range easily.
O Donno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donno throws a body shot but no joy.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Donno motions for Walker to come forward. O Donno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for O Donno.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but O Donno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Donno.
Walker misses with some punches.
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
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!
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Donno.
O Donno lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker stalling in the clinch but O Donno improves position.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Donno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Donno misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Donno tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Donno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo O Donno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donno rather than just go for the knockout.
O Donno just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from O Donno finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
O Donno clinches up against the ropes.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker blocking some punches.
O Donno struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
O Donno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
O Donno throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo O Donno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to O Donno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Donno cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
O Donno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
O Donno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Donno misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donno tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
O Donno lands a right hand.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
O Donno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
O Donno lands with a right to the head.
O Donno blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker tries a body shot but O Donno blocks it.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Donno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
O Donno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker throws a fast counter high kick but O Donno manages to duck under it in time.
A combination from O Donno does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
Walker tries to counter with a clinch but O Donno shakes him off and moves away.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Donno takes a step back to recover.
O Donno misses with a hook.
O Donno throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
O Donno misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from O Donno misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo O Donno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. O Donno shrugs it off though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting O Donno here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Walker lands with a nice combination. O Donno backs away looking to recover.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Walker avoids the head kick by O Donno.
O Donno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Donno lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Walker swings for the body but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno misses with a hook.
Walker throws a head kick but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donno throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Donno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker walks into a left hand.
O Donno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Aldo O Donno is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donno with a body shot.
Walker lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Donno will feel that in the morning.
O Donno takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker misses with a looping left.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Donno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Donno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Walker checks the leg kick.
O Donno lands a jab to the nose.
O Donno lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker is rocked!
O Donno connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Walker onto his butt! Walker bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donno finish him?
O Donno throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donno cracks Walker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Walker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Walker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
O Donno connects with a quick right hand that sends Walker tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aldo O Donno!
Our winner, Aldo O Donno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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