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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 2355 p4p, 265 weight class) and Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 5071 p4p, 462 weight class). Melankomas Caria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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171 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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174 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Granite 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Jagerkokov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jagerkokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jagerkokov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria pushes Jagerkokov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jagerkokov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Jagerkokov's coach down at The Coffee Shop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jagerkokov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jagerkokov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria avoids the head kick by Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jagerkokov throws a lazy uppercut
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of Jagerkokov's head.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jagerkokov's sensitive parts.
Jagerkokov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
Jagerkokov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Caria clobbers Jagerkokov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria scores with the left hand. Jagerkokov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jagerkokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Jagerkokov drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Jagerkokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a right hand.
Jagerkokov blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jagerkokov fails to land.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jagerkokov misses with a body punch.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Jagerkokov avoids the damage to the body.
Jagerkokov misses with the head strike.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jagerkokov.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Jagerkokov pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caria working aggressively here.
Jagerkokov throws a head punch that misses.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagerkokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jagerkokov.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria gets tackled into the ropes by Jagerkokov. Jagerkokov maintains the clinch.
Caria blocking some punches.
Jagerkokov misses with some punches.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jagerkokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Jagerkokov lands an elbow inside.
Caria cracks Jagerkokov with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caria.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria with a nice cross.
Jagerkokov throws a big shot that misses.
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagerkokov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sloppy strikes from Jagerkokov. Those never looked like landing.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jagerkokov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jagerkokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria jabs Jagerkokov right on the nose. Jagerkokov blinks but takes it well.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emil Jagerkokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jagerkokov closes the distance and pushes Caria back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Jagerkokov controls the action.
Jagerkokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jagerkokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jagerkokov's elbow.
Jagerkokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jagerkokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Jagerkokov on the inside.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov working aggressively here.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jagerkokov looking to throw knees to the head but Caria is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jagerkokov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria tries a body shot but Jagerkokov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Emil Jagerkokov has been cut.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Jagerkokov's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a body shot from Jagerkokov.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Jagerkokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jagerkokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria prevents a body shot from Jagerkokov.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jagerkokov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caria avoiding damage as Jagerkokov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emil Jagerkokov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Emil Jagerkokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jagerkokov gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagerkokov can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Jagerkokov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Jagerkokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jagerkokov as Caria tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jagerkokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Caria to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jagerkokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jagerkokov blocking some punches.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Jagerkokov avoids the damage to the body.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jagerkokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Jagerkokov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
Caria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jagerkokov backwards.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Jagerkokov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Jagerkokov backwards.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jagerkokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Jagerkokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Jagerkokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jagerkokov throws an elbow but misses.
Jagerkokov managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with an elbow over the top.
Jagerkokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jagerkokov tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Caria.
Jagerkokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jagerkokov trying to land knees to the body.
Jagerkokov misses with some punches.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Jagerkokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Jagerkokov's ribcage. Jagerkokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Jagerkokov prevents a body shot from Caria.
Jagerkokov throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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