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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Korf (ranked 4973 p4p, 367 weight class) and Alfonso Valdez (ranked 7849 p4p, 451 weight class). Valdez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Believer - Imagine Dragons. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Korf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korf tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korf misses with an uppercut
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
Korf works the jab nicely.
Valdez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valdez instigates a clinch.
Korf breaks the clinch.
Valdez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korf throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Korf misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Valdez tries to clinch up.
Korf looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
Korf misses with a looping left.
Korf misses with a wild body shot.
Korf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Korf motions for Valdez to come forward. Korf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korf. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Korf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
Korf feints a jab promting Valdez to slip. Korf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valdez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Korf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korf lands a front kick.
Korf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Valdez.
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Korf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Korf counters with a nice kick to the body.
Korf throws a shot to the body.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Korf manages to break the clinch.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valdez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Korf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Korf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Korf.
Korf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Korf connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Korf lands a nice looking body kick.
Korf swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Korf lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
Korf misses with a straight left.
Korf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Korf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez checks the leg kick.
Alexander Korf is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Valdez slips under a jab.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez has closed the distance and engaged Korf in a clinch.
Korf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Korf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korf lands with a light punch inside.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korf misses with a body kick.
It looks like Korf has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A solid body kick from Korf.
Valdez moves away from the strike by Korf.
Korf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korf motions for Valdez to come forward. Korf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Korf.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdez tries to clinch but Korf is having none of it.
Korf looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez tries to clinch but Korf is having none of it.
Valdez checks a low kick from Korf.
Korf tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Korf.
Korf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valdez back to the ropes. Korf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Korf throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez clinches.
A short right from Korf on the inside.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korf lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valdez takes a step back to recover.
Korf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Korf avoids it with no problem.
Korf looks to land a body kick but Valdez moved away.
Korf throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Korf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Korf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Korf ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Valdez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korf scores with a leg kick.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Korf misses with a body punch
and Korf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valdez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korf.
Korf connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korf throws a wild body kick that Valdez sees coming a mile off.
Korf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Korf misses its target.
Korf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Korf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
Valdez is looking to clinch.
Korf throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korf throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korf misses with a series of wild punches.
Korf sizes up Valdez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Korf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valdez doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Korf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez 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.
Korf lands a glancing blow to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez is rocked!
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valdez's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Korf - that will leave a mark!
Korf cracks Valdez with a good jab.
Valdez is still on wobbly legs! Can Korf finish him?
Valdez tries to move into range but Korf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valdez walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Korf!
A victorious Alexander Korf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Alfonso Valdez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later. '.
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