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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 3573 p4p, 398 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 3914 p4p, 435 weight class). Karate's entrance music is Shot Em'. A fine choice. Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great elbows
Good chin
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski scores with a hook to the body. Karate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Starbowski is just out of range.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starbowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karate moves away.
Starbowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Karate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karate. Starbowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starbowski connects with a high kick.
Starbowski misses with a double jab.
Karate misses with an uppercut.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Karate in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starbowski lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski looks to land a right hand but Karate moved out of range.
Karate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Starbowski lands a nice hook to Karate's body. Karate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starbowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Karate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Starbowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karate lands with a good body shot.
Starbowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Starbowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Karate throwing a counter right hand but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Karate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter punch.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Karate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karate counters by clinching up.
Karate prevents Starbowski from breaking the clinch.
Starbowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starbowski manages to break the clinch.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karate scores with a decent looking hook.
Starbowski lands with an overhand left.
Starbowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karate takes a step back to recover.
Karate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starbowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starbowski misses the shot to the body.
Karate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karate avoids the head kick by Starbowski.
Starbowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski dominated that round.
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.
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Karate.
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Starbowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karate will feel that in the morning.
Karate blocks a head kick by Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter the offense by Starbowski and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Starbowski misses its intended target.
Chong Starbowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karate has managed to clinch.
Starbowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate throws a punch but it's blocked by Starbowski.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a head punch that misses.
Starbowski is leaning against Karate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski lands with a left to the head.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Starbowski's ribcage. Starbowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Starbowski avoids it by throwing Karate back against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries a body shot but Starbowski blocks it.
Karate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starbowski blocks an elbow strike.
Starbowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Starbowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starbowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Karate moves out of range.
Starbowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Starbowski misses.
Starbowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Starbowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karate manages to avoid it.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starbowski misses with a head kick.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Karate tries to counter by clinching up but Starbowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Karate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starbowski thinking.
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Karate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starbowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate moves out of range as Starbowski strikes.
Karate slips under a jab from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a body kick that misses.
Karate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Starbowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karate takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starbowski.
Karate doesn't manage to clinch there - Starbowski circles away.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starbowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karate moves into the clinch.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starbowski.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski lands a body shot.
Karate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starbowski's elbow.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Starbowski tries to circle away but Karate has him pinned against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Starbowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Karate throws an elbow but misses.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Karate fails to land.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Starbowski or not.
Starbowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starbowski tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starbowski.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Starbowski is trying to push Karate away but Karate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Karate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starbowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chong Starbowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate wants to clinch but Starbowski slips to the side
and Starbowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Starbowski missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karate fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Starbowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starbowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Starbowski!
After the big win, Chong Starbowski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Real Men Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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