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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilfred Keter (ranked 23426 p4p, 441 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 4125 p4p, 329 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keter counters with a straight right hand. Keter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keter misses with an uppercut. Daniel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Keter counters with a straight right hand. Mendoza lands with a straight right. Keter didn't see that one coming. Keter walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Mendoza rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Keter has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
It looks like Wilfred Keter has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mendoza misses with a left hand and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mendoza scores with a jab to the body. Keter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza. Keter looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range. Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keter can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keter misses with the combination.
Mendoza misses with a left hand and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keter, right into the meat.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Mendoza misses. Keter avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza. A left lands for Mendoza. Keter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keter lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily. A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target. Keter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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! Keter slips a straight right by Mendoza. Mendoza lands a slapping body shot.
Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mendoza misses with a shot to the body and Keter counters with a straight right hand. Keter misses with a low kick.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Keter counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Mendoza both land. Nice combination. Good leg kick by Keter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendoza swings for the body but Keter moves out of range.
Keter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Mendoza throws the left hand but Keter avoids the punch easily. Mendoza looks to land a combination but Keter avoids it well. Mendoza throws a series of punches but Keter moves out of range. Keter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Keter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Keter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Keter is just out of range. A lazy body kick from Keter and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand! Keter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Keter uses good head movement to avoid it. Mendoza misses with a hook. Keter ducked under it nicely. Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza. Keter throwing a counter right hand but Mendoza manages to avoid it. Mendoza misses with a left hand and Keter counters with a straight right hand. Keter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Keter connects with a solid leg kick. Keter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Keter misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a left to the body. Mendoza takes a swing at Keter's ribcage but misses. Keter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Keter looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range. Keter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target. A big left from Mendoza misses. Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
and Keter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nice shot by Mendoza.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Mendoza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keter. Nice body punch from Mendoza. Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Keter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendoza's knee momentarily. Mendoza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Keter misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming. This has been an exciting period of action! Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Keter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mendoza misses the jab. Jab by Mendoza.
Keter is rocked! Keter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Oh Keter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss! Mendoza misses with a hook. Keter seems to have got his legs back now. Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Keter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Keter scores with a jab to the body. Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keter counters with a nice body shot. Sloppy strikes from Keter. Those never looked like landing. Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mendoza misses with a double jab
and Keter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendoza really felt that one! Mendoza misses the shot to the body. That kick from Keter tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Mendoza misses with a hook. Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Keter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Keter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mendoza just manages to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Keter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
letting Keter counter with a right hand. Keter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendoza. That did some damage! Mendoza scores with a jab. Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Keter counters with a left and a right that stings Mendoza.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keter manages to avoid it. An attempted straight right counter from Keter misses the target. Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keter counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mendoza throws a body punch but Keter moves out of range. Mendoza swings and misses with a shot to the body and Keter counters with an inside leg kick. Nice uppercut lands for Keter. That snapped Mendoza's head back.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Keter is out of range. Keter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mendoza throws a body punch but Keter moves out of range. Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Mendoza dips to his left and cracks Keter with an uppercut! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Daniel Mendoza should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2. The cut man is working on Wilfred Keter's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendoza misses the body punch and Keter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Keter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza misses with a looping left. Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mendoza throws a hook but Keter avoids it easily. Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keter throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut. Keter takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Keter throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease. Mendoza throws a combination that misses and Keter counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee. Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Keter ducks down to avoid it. A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target. Keter slips under a jab from Mendoza. A swing and a miss from Mendoza. Keter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza. Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mendoza just manages to avoid it. Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Keter throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range. Keter avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Keter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
A shot to the body from Mendoza misses and Keter counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee. Daniel Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Keter counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
Keter half committed to a counter leg kick. Keter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut. Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Keter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mendoza misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Mendoza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Mendoza scores with a body shot.
Keter staying out of range there. Mendoza throws a combination that misses letting Keter counter with a right hand. Keter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Keter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Keter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza. Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Keter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Keter looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely. Keter tries to work over Mendoza's front leg with a kick but Mendoza checks it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mendoza misses with a hook
and Keter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Keter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively. Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Keter counters with a body kick that stops Mendoza in his tracks momentarily. Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mendoza is breathing heavily. Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
enabling Keter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nice shot by Mendoza. Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Keter is just out of range. Keter blocks a jab. Mendoza misses with a right hand and Keter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Keter lands a head shot. Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Keter is just out of range. Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Mendoza misses with a hook
and Keter counters with a lovely straight right hand! A shot to the body from Mendoza misses and Keter counters with a big head kick but Mendoza shrugs it off. Keter connects with a leg kick. Mendoza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Mendoza thuds a left hand into Keter's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mendoza throws a hook but Keter blocks it. Mendoza connects with a crisp jab. Keter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendoza's head. Keter slips a straight right by Mendoza. Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keter moves away. Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Keter's head but Keter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Keter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keter. Keter is looking to counter punch. Keter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendoza takes a step back to recover. Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw. Keter misses with a head kick.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keter throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keter. Keter lands a jab to the nose. Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keter misses with a low kick as Mendoza jumps back. Nice defenses there by Keter. Keter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Keter. That's going to slow Mendoza down. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mendoza misses with a wild body shot. Keter throwing a counter right hand but Mendoza manages to avoid it. A head kick misses from Keter. Mendoza misses with a looping left. Keter throwing a counter right hand but Mendoza manages to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Keter. That's going to slow Mendoza down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Keter moves away from the strike by Mendoza. Keter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mendoza walks into a left hand. Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss. Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Keter lands with a good body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilfred Keter will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Keter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Keter counters with a nice body kick. Mendoza throws a hook but Keter blocks it. Keter throws a nice outside leg kick. Keter tries to score with a low kick but Mendoza moves his leg out of the way. Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keter manages to avoid it. Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Keter's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mendoza 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. Keter slips a straight right by Mendoza. Keter is looking for a counter combo. Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mendoza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Keter. Keter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target. Mendoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keter. A shot to the body from Mendoza misses and Keter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mendoza misses with a body shot
and Keter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Keter cracks the inside of Mendoza's front leg. Keter blocks a jab. Keter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Keter saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keter misses with a body shot.
Keter throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keter. Keter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Keter's belly button to the back. Keter throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely. A jab from Mendoza misses. As Mendoza looks to move away, Keter throws a big counter combo but Mendoza just gets out of the way. Keter cracks Mendoza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Mendoza misses with a hook to the body
and Keter counters with a lovely shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Keter tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendoza avoided it. Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keter circles away quickly and effectively. Keter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Keter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Keter thuds his shin into the meat of Mendoza's side. Keter lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand. Mendoza staying out of range there. Keter with a hook. Mendoza misses with a looping right. Keter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keter counters with a good low kick that Mendoza was not able to check. Mendoza looks to land a combination. Keter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mendoza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Keter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Keter scores with a leg kick.
Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Keter counters with a solid body kick. Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Keter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Keter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Keter saw that one coming. A leg kick checked by Mendoza.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Mendoza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keter circles away quickly and effectively. Keter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Mendoza digs a good hook to Keter's body.
Mendoza throws a sloppy body shot
and Keter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keter's head. Keter moves into range and connects with a jab. A big right from Mendoza misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Mendoza misses with a hook. Mendoza throws a combination that misses and Keter counters with a straight right hand. Mendoza misses with a body shot.
Mendoza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A punch lands to the side of Keter 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
letting Keter counter with a right hand. Keter lands a nice shot that snaps Mendoza's head back.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Keter counter with a right hand. Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Keter to counter with a crisp jab. Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy. Keter feinted there with a counter leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Keter does a little dance to reset his feet. A lazy left from Keter finds it's target. Keter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Keter saw that one coming. Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Keter counters with a right hand to the body. Mendoza thuds a left hand into Keter's body. Mendoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Keter is just out of range. Mendoza throws a shot to the body.
Keter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza. Mendoza moves forwards but Keter connects with a nice, crisp jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mendoza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target. A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target. Mendoza misses with a right hand and Keter counters with a head kick.
Mendoza is rocked! Keter throws a nice outside leg kick. Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Keter finish him? A good leg kick by Keter.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Keter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throws a hook but Keter avoids it easily. Mendoza just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKeter. Keter scores with a shot to the body.
Keter lands a nice looking body kick. Keter lands a front kick. Nice body kick from Keter. Mendoza misses with an uppercut
letting Keter counter with a right hand. Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Keter counters with a slapping leg kick. Keter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mendoza takes a shot right to the bread basket. Keter connects with a high kick. Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. As Mendoza backs away, Keter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Mendoza misses with a right hand and Keter counters with a thumping low kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nice defenses there by Keter. Keter is looking to counter with head kicks. Keter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keter throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease. It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Keter clearly takes that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keter scores with a leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a looping right. Keter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Keter counters with a lovely straight right hand! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keter.
Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
and Keter counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendoza shrugs it off. Mendoza misses with a double jab
and Keter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendoza's knee momentarily. Mendoza misses with a hook to the body
and Keter counters with a nice leg kick. Mendoza throws a hook but Keter avoids it easily. Mendoza falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Keter counter with a right hand. Mendoza drops his guard momentarily, allowing Keter to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Mendoza! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Keter takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wilfred Keter! Wilfred Keter is the new featherweight champion! After winning the bout, Wilfred Keter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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