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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Caio Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the ring accompanied by Duro de Cair. Thawne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodies - Drowning Pool. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thawne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardoso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thawne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cardoso on the side of the head.
Eobard Thawne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thawne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardoso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thawne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thawne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thawne throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Thawne misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thawne connects with a nice looking jab.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thawne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardoso doesn't seem phased though.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Cardoso's shoulder, as Cardoso tries to avoid the shot.
Cardoso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cardoso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso throws a big counter combination but Thawne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thawne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thawne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cardoso counters with an outside leg kick.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
A counter left hand to the body from Cardoso misses its target.
Cardoso walks into a stiff left hand from Thawne.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thawne connects with the punch.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thawne throws a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne looks to land a right hand but Cardoso moved out of range.
Thawne misses with a straight right.
As Thawne backs away, Cardoso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thawne misses with a straight right.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
Cardoso half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a left and a right that stings Thawne.
Thawne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Thawne scores with a one two! Cardoso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thawne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cardoso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Thawne throws a leg kick but Cardoso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Thawne misses.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Thawne throws a lazy right hand but Cardoso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardoso lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thawne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardoso.
As Thawne backs away, Cardoso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thawne misses with a body shot.
Cardoso is looking to counter punch.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Thawne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Cardoso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cardoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cardoso throwing a counter right hand but Thawne manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with an inside leg kick.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cardoso dodges the punch combination from Thawne.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso counters with a stiff right hand.
Thawne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Cardoso slips under a jab from Thawne.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thawne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thawne misses with a left hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thawne.
Thawne looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Thawne.
Cardoso throws a counter high kick but Thawne was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and Cardoso counters with a thumping low kick.
Eobard Thawne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thawne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardoso circles away quickly and effectively.
And Cardoso counters with a quick kick to the body but Thawne blocks it.
Cardoso slips a jab from Thawne.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thawne's knee momentarily.
Thawne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Thawne
and Cardoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thawne's knee momentarily.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Thawne.
Cardoso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thawne misses with a combination
and Cardoso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cardoso staying out of range there.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thawne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardoso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cardoso.
Thawne throws a combination that misses
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Cardoso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick by Thawne misses
and Cardoso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Thawne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thawne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Cardoso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Thawne misses its intended target.
Cardoso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thawne just manages to avoid it.
Thawne scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Cardoso's shoulder, as Cardoso tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Cardoso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardoso defending well as Thawne loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Cardoso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cardoso moves out of range of the leg kick from Thawne.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thawne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardoso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne misses with a hook to the body
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne throws a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Thawne looks to throw the jab but Cardoso is out of range.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cardoso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thawne can pounce on him.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Thawne misses.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thawne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Thawne.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
Cardoso feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thawne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thawne misses with a straight left.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a low kick, right behind Thawne 's knee.
Thawne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thawne.
Thawne missing with a left hand there. Cardoso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Cardoso defending well as Thawne loads up on a big left hand.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Cardoso slips a jab from Thawne.
Thawne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thawne throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
Thawne looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso is looking to counter punch.
Thawne throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardoso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thawne to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
Thawne throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thawne misses with a hook
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thawne.
As Thawne looks to move away, Cardoso throws a big counter combo but Thawne just gets out of the way.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
As Thawne looks to move away, Cardoso throws a big counter combo but Thawne just gets out of the way.
Thawne is looking to chop away at Cardoso's legs.
Thawne with a nice cross.
Cardoso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cardoso to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thawne throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a left and a right that stings Thawne.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Thawne misses.
Thawne throws a big shot that misses.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thawne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thawne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cardoso counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eobard Thawne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cardoso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thawne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cardoso scrambles back to his feet.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne throws out a powerful jab.
Thawne throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Thawne.
A quick step to the side and Cardoso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso blocks it.
Thawne misses with a left hand
and Cardoso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Thawne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardoso looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thawne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cardoso in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caio Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Thawne throws a jab when Cardoso was well out of range.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Thawne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardoso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thawne misses with a hook.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardoso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cardoso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Cardoso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thawne lands a jab.
Thawne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne misses with a series of wild punches.
Eobard Thawne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thawne. Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thawne misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
Thawne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cardoso counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Thawne goes down! Will Thawne beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Thawne is rocked!
It looks like Eobard Thawne has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thawne throws out the jab.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thawne throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Thawne falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Caio Cardoso!
After the big win, Caio Cardoso made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Instinct and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Eobard Thawne stepped up to the mic, saying 'Barry Allen is an asshole! I will kill him one of these days. As for the results of this fight. Fuck that guy. He is a chump. Mark my words: I will kill The Flash!'.
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