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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saku Lehtonen (ranked 6092 p4p, 410 weight class) and Joey Whelter (ranked 24576 p4p, 452 weight class). The key to victory for Saku Lehtonen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Whelter!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lehtonen counters with a leg kick.
Whelter throws a body shot but no joy.
Whelter misses with a double jab
and Lehtonen counters with a straight right hand.
Lehtonen lands a jab to the head.
Lehtonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whelter.
Whelter throws a leg kick but Lehtonen moved away.
Lehtonen tests Whelter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whelter tries to land a body kick
and Whelter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehtonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Whelter counters by clinching up.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whelter slips a jab and a cross from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from Whelter.
Whelter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lehtonen really is a fat lump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelter throws a body punch but Lehtonen moves out of range.
Whelter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whelter throws a hook but Lehtonen avoids it easily.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot that sends Whelter's belly button to the back.
Whelter defending well as Lehtonen loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whelter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Whelter. Those never looked like landing.
Lehtonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Whelter takes a swing at Lehtonen's ribcage but misses.
Whelter throws a leg kick
and Lehtonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehtonen lands with a good body shot.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lehtonen takes a swing at Whelter's ribcage but misses.
Lehtonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whelter just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lehtonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Lehtonen lands with a straight right. Whelter didn't see that one coming.
Whelter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lehtonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Whelter circles away.
Whelter throws a body shot but no joy.
Whelter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelter throws a nice looking combination but Lehtonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtonen scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtonen lands a right hook to the body.
Lehtonen is looking to slow Whelter down with leg kicks.
Whelter looks to land a body kick but Lehtonen moved away.
Lehtonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whelter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lehtonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whelter thinking.
Lehtonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whelter's calf.
Lehtonen scores with a body shot.
Whelter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lehtonen lands with an overhand left.
Lehtonen feints and then cracks Whelter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whelter down.
Whelter swings for the body but Lehtonen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lehtonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whelter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lehtonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whelter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from Whelter.
Whelter misses the shot to the body.
Lehtonen with a hook.
Whelter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehtonen moves away.
Lehtonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Lehtonen misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelter. Lehtonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehtonen misses the target.
Lehtonen misses the shot to the body.
Whelter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lehtonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whelter doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy body kick from Whelter
and Lehtonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelter misses with a hook
and Lehtonen counters with a good low kick that Whelter was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Lehtonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehtonen lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehtonen scores with a jab to the body.
Whelter 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.
A combination from Whelter does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen punishes Whelter's body with a nice straight punch.
Whelter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whelter misses with a double jab
and Lehtonen counters with a straight right hand.
Whelter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whelter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Whelter ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Whelter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lehtonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lehtonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Lehtonen misses with a wild body shot.
Lehtonen sets himself, and Whelter steps forward looking for the clinch! Lehtonen avoids it this time.
Whelter misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whelter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehtonen cracks Whelter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lehtonen scores with a hook to the body. Whelter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehtonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whelter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtonen.
Whelter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whelter misses with a body punch
and Lehtonen counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Whelter misses
and Lehtonen counters with a three punch combo that has Whelter backing up. Whelter nods at Lehtonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Whelter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lehtonen with a hook.
Whelter misses the shot to the body.
Lehtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whelter can do to turn this around?
Whelter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehtonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whelter.
Whelter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtonen.
Joey Whelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whelter misses with a body kick.
Whelter misses with a body shot
and Lehtonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whelter's knee momentarily.
Lehtonen misses with an uppercut. Whelter saw that one coming.
Lehtonen swings for the body but Whelter moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Lehtonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lehtonen sizes up Whelter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lehtonen throws a shot from downtown. Whelter moves away and avoids it.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the body kick from Whelter.
Whelter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saku Lehtonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehtonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whelter at a distance.
Joey Whelter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whelter just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelter looks to land a combination but Lehtonen avoids it well.
Lehtonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whelter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Lehtonen scores with a four punch combination!
Lehtonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whelter.
Lehtonen throws a big shot that misses.
As Lehtonen backs off Whelter throws a huge counter combo but Lehtonen manages to avoid it all.
Whelter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whelter moves away.
Lehtonen connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehtonen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whelter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whelter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whelter misses with a wild combination.
Whelter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whelter misses with a body shot.
Lehtonen works Whelter's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Lehtonen.
Whelter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy body kick from Whelter
and Lehtonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whelter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehtonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehtonen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lehtonen cracks a nice hook into Whelter's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtonen cracks the inside of Whelter's front leg.
Lehtonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lehtonen scores with a jab. Whelter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whelter connects with a body shot that sends Lehtonen's belly button to the back.
Saku Lehtonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehtonen is just out of range.
Lehtonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehtonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lehtonen pushes Whelter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lehtonen tries to break the clinch but Whelter is controlling the position.
Joey Whelter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelter misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehtonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Lehtonen!
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energy
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RATING
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