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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacobo Fonseca (ranked 6903 p4p, 6439 weight class) and Muhammad Jaraya (ranked 519 p4p, 498 weight class). Jacobo Fonseca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacobo Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Jaraya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca misses the jab.
Jaraya throws a leg kick but Fonseca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fonseca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaraya.
Jacobo Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaraya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fonseca.
Fonseca throws a leg kick which misses Jaraya's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaraya tries to avoid it.
Fonseca tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaraya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaraya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca throws a low kick, looking for Jaraya's leg but Jaraya calmly moves out of range.
Jaraya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fonseca moves into range and clinches up with Jaraya.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaraya prevents a body shot from Fonseca.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fonseca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
I was talking to Fonseca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
A head punch on the inside from Fonseca fails to land.
Fonseca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaraya can't break the clinch.
Fonseca cracks Jaraya with a nice body shot.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaraya.
Jaraya working aggressively here.
Fonseca blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fonseca.
Fonseca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fonseca can't find room to land a body shot as Jaraya controls the action.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Jaraya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fonseca lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
Fonseca lands a body punch.
Fonseca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaraya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fonseca lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
Jaraya blocking some punches.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fonseca fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaraya.
Fonseca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca lands a nice uppercut.
Fonseca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaraya is looking to break free of the clinch but Fonseca has double underhooks.
Jaraya prevents a body shot from Fonseca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya trying to stall but Fonseca improves his position.
Fonseca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacobo Fonseca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaraya misses with a low kick.
Jaraya lands a jab.
Fonseca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaraya can do to turn this around?
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaraya.
Fonseca throws a leg kick which misses Jaraya's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaraya tries to avoid it.
Jaraya misses with a low kick.
Fonseca throws a low kick but Jaraya moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaraya. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaraya throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaraya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fonseca is out of range.
Jaraya misses with an uppercut. Fonseca saw that one coming.
A cross from Fonseca lands.
Jaraya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fonseca.
Jaraya unleashes a big counter combination but Fonseca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick from Jaraya misses.
Fonseca checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jaraya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fonseca catches Jaraya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A right-left combo lands from Fonseca.
Jaraya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fonseca in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca tried to score with a low kick but Jaraya checks it.
Fonseca slips under a jab from Jaraya.
Jaraya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a leg kick
and Jaraya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaraya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Jaraya tries to get set, Fonseca tries to push him back and clinch up but Jaraya manages to avoid the attempt.
Jaraya looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonseca is just out of range.
Muhammad Jaraya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaraya digs a good body shot into Fonseca's ribs.
Jaraya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Jaraya. Those never looked like landing.
Fonseca connects with a looping right hand.
Jaraya connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick from Jaraya misses.
Fonseca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaraya.
Jaraya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fonseca.
Jaraya throws a chopping leg kick but Fonseca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fonseca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Jaraya.
Jaraya misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fonseca fails to land.
Fonseca lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaraya taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaraya is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Fonseca has denied him.
Fonseca pushes Jaraya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
Jaraya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fonseca lands a body punch.
Fonseca swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaraya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Jaraya misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaraya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Fonseca.
Fonseca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fonseca scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muhammad Jaraya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaraya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muhammad Jaraya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaraya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca lands a head shot.
Fonseca misses with a lunging right hand
and Fonseca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fonseca rushes Jaraya and presses him up against the ropes.
Fonseca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jaraya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fonseca lands a right hand.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaraya.
Jaraya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaraya tries to throw a body punch but Fonseca avoids it by throwing Jaraya back against the ropes.
Fonseca misses with a punch to the body.
Fonseca lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaraya takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Fonseca on the inside.
Jaraya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fonseca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca lands a shoulder strike.
Fonseca is leaning against Jaraya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
Jaraya trying to stall but Fonseca improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaraya.
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Jaraya.
Jaraya blocking some punches.
Fonseca tries a body shot but Jaraya blocks it.
Jaraya looking to slow down the pace here.
Fonseca lands with a right to the head.
Jaraya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaraya throws a jab but it's blocked by Fonseca.
Jaraya cracks Fonseca with an open hand slap.
Jaraya looks to land a right hand but Fonseca moved out of range.
Fonseca pushes Jaraya up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaraya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaraya taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Jaraya fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fonseca.
Jaraya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fonseca swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaraya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Jaraya.
Jaraya prevents a body shot from Fonseca.
Jaraya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonseca lands an uppercut.
Jaraya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaraya.
A short uppercut from Fonseca.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacobo Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fonseca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacobo Fonseca!
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energy
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