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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 22365 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 608 p4p, 303 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). 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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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff thuds his right hand into Caria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wolff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wolff throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolff.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Caria throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria throws a low kick but Wolff moves out of range easily.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Caria blocks the low kick.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolff throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Wolff tries to land a leg kick but Caria saw it coming and moves away.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Wolff thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wolff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolff was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria has Wolff up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Wolff.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Wolff breaks from the clinch.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wolff lands with an overhand left.
Wolff blocks a jab.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolff misses the jab.
Wolff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Wolff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Wolff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Wolff thumps Caria with a low kick.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolff throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Caria throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
Wolff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolff digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Caria utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolff circles away.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a leg kick.
Wolff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Wolff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolff's hands.
Wolff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolff. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wolff's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wolff is looking to chop away at Caria's legs.
A head kick misses from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Wolff throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Wolff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolff tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolff circles away.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolff was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Wolff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Wolff feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Wolff moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Caria rushes Wolff and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolff breaks the clinch.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caria is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wolff tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Wolff throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
Wolff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wolff!
Wolff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Wolff, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Wolff looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Wolff.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Wolff blocks a body shot from Caria.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Wolff's ribcage. Wolff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria lands a left hand.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Caria.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria throws out a powerful jab.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolff! But no joy.
Wolff lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caria will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Caria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caria is looking to chop away at Wolff's legs.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caria tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Wolff scores with a jab.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria slips a straight right by Wolff.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wolff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolff's sensitive parts.
Caria tests Wolff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Wolff misses.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Wolff misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands a nice looking body kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff scores with a shot to the body.
Caria tries to clinch but Wolff moves out of range.
Caria scores with a jab to the body.
Caria moves away from the strike by Wolff.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolff.
Wolff misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Caria both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria misses with a low kick as Wolff jumps back.
Caria lands a nice hook to Wolff's body. Wolff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Wolff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a push kick but Wolff slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caria, as that shot connected.
Wolff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Caria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Wolff.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Caria throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff checks a leg kick.
Caria clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wolff as Caria tries to tie him up.
Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolff misses with a hook
and Caria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Wolff's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolff tries to avoid it.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Wolff throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Wolff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolff doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Caria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Wolff throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a spinning back kick!
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Wolff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria swinging wildly here.
Caria is looking to clinch but Wolff is avoiding it.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria takes a swing at Wolff's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolff. Caria shrugs it off though.
Wolff throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Wolff works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolff is keeping busy.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria trying to stall but Wolff improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Wolff.
Wolff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolff moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Wolff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws the left hand but Wolff avoids the punch easily.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
A clash of legs there as Caria blocks the low kick.
Caria clinches with his opponent.
Caria tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria lands a right hand.
Wolff throws a head punch that misses.
Caria tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria gets through Wolff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolffs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Caria blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Wolff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Wolff blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caria here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolffs head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caria 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
During a confident post fight interview, Melankomas Caria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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