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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kimo Polo (ranked 5526 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Karl Schwarzschild (ranked 615 p4p, 527 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Polo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Schwarzschild!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzschild scores with a jab.
Schwarzschild defending well as Polo loads up on a big left hand.
Polo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwarzschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polo moves out of range of the body kick.
Schwarzschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polo was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwarzschild.
Polo connects with a body shot that sends Schwarzschild's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Polo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Polo.
Polo lands with an overhand left.
Polo slips a jab from Schwarzschild.
Kimo Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzschild lands a nice looking kick to the body. Polo takes a step back to recover.
Polo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwarzschild manages to avoid it.
Polo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schwarzschild under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schwarzschild moves away from the strike by Polo.
Schwarzschild throws a hook but Polo avoids it easily.
Schwarzschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polo.
Schwarzschild tries to counter with a clinch but Polo shakes him off and moves away.
Polo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild misses with a hook
and Polo counters with a straight right hand.
Schwarzschild scores with a jab to the body.
Schwarzschild slips under a jab.
Polo scores with a sloppy right hand. Schwarzschild should have avoided that one.
Schwarzschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Polo lands a jab to the head.
Polo misses with a hook.
Polo cracks Schwarzschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Schwarzschild.
A solid body kick from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild takes a swing at Polo's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzschild moves away from the strike by Polo.
Schwarzschild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schwarzschild stuns Polo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schwarzschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schwarzschild misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schwarzschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polo lands with a cross.
Schwarzschild throws a lazy body kick
and Polo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Polo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polo drops his hands momentarily and Schwarzschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Kimo Polo has been cut.
Schwarzschild throws a shot from downtown. Polo moves away and avoids it.
Polo throws a poor cross that misses
and Schwarzschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwarzschild throws a hook but Polo avoids it easily.
Polo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schwarzschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Polo is just out of range.
Polo misses with a straight left.
Polo misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzschild misses with a looping left.
Polo misses with a right hand
and Schwarzschild counters with a nice body shot.
Polo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schwarzschild in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Schwarzschild will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimo Polo's cut.
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.
Schwarzschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polo.
Schwarzschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polo.
Schwarzschild connects with a crisp jab.
Schwarzschild forces Polo back against the ropes and clinches.
Schwarzschild is trying to push Polo away but Polo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Schwarzschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Polo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Schwarzschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schwarzschild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schwarzschild throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild lands an elbow just above Polo 's eye.
Schwarzschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schwarzschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzschild breaks from the clinch.
Polo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Polo misses the target.
Schwarzschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polo is rocked!
Kimo Polo's cut is getting worse.
Karl Schwarzschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarzschild circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Polo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Schwarzschild wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Schwarzschild! Karl Schwarzschild retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Karl Schwarzschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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