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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kid Galar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saputo has chosen The Milk Song as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kid Galar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikael Saputo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galar throws a leg kick but Saputo checks it.
Kid Galar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galar throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.
Saputo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Galar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Galar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Galar pushes Saputo up against the cage in a clinch.
Saputo leaning against his opponent.
Galar tries to work over Saputo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galar misses with a punch to the body.
Saputo blocks the elbow strike.
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saputo blocks the elbow strike.
Saputo controlling the action here for a moment.
Saputo blocks a body shot from Galar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saputo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saputo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Galar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saputo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galar.
Galar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saputo misses with a knee strike.
Saputo lands an uppercut.
Galar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Galar misses with the head strike.
Saputo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saputo tries to throw a body punch but Galar avoids it by throwing Saputo back against the cage.
Saputo prevents a body shot from Galar.
Saputo dodges an elbow strike from Galar.
Galar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saputo is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saputo breaks from the clinch.
Saputo connects with a right hand. Galar shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saputo clobbers Galar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saputo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Galar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Galar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galar tries to clinch up.
Saputo loads up on a big right hand but Galar slips the punch.
Galar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saputo misses with a low kick.
Saputo cracks Galar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galar is rocked!
Galar looks to clinch
and Saputo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Galar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galar lands a glancing blow to the side of Saputo's head.
Galar seems to have got his legs back now.
Saputo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Galar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saputo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Galar.
Galar swings wildly with an uppercut but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saputo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galar is defending well for now.
Galar struggles to land a body shot inside as Saputo controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Galar.
Saputo blocks an uppercut.
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galar.
Galar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saputo lands a left hand.
Galar scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Saputo.
Galar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saputo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Galar up against the cage.
Saputo blocking some punches.
Galar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galar tries to work over Saputo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galar lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Saputo.
Saputo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saputo tries to break free but Galar pushes him back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saputo.
Saputo looking to throw knees to the head but Galar is blocking nicely.
Saputo has Galar pushed against the cage.
Saputo lands a left hand.
Galar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saputo just leaning against Galar, taking a breather.
Galar misses with a punch on the inside.
Saputo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Galar is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saputo tries to land knees in the clinch but Galar avoids the damage to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saputo lands with a light punch inside.
Galar takes a shot to the head.
Saputo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saputo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galar is defending well for now.
Galar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saputo.
Galar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saputo just leaning against Galar, taking a breather.
Saputo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galar misses with an elbow over the top.
Saputo lands an uppercut.
Galar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saputo misses with a punch to the body.
Galar pushes off an throws an elbow but Saputo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galar misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Galar tries a body shot but Saputo blocks it.
Saputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saputo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galar tries to throw a body punch but Saputo avoids it by throwing Galar back against the cage.
Saputo lands with a light punch inside.
Galar is trying to stall.
Galar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Galar.
Saputo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Saputo struggles to land a body shot inside as Galar controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galar.
Galar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saputo blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Galar - that landed with a thud.
Galar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saputo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saputo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saputo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galar.
Saputo lands a nice looking body shot.
Galar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saputo slips under a jab from Galar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saputo misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saputo instigates a clinch.
Saputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saputo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saputo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saputo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saputo blocks an elbow strike.
Saputo blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saputo's brow.
Saputo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saputo blocks an elbow strike.
Saputo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galar looking to slow down the pace here.
Saputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Galar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Saputo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saputo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saputo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galar throws out a loose jab but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saputo throws a body punch but Galar moves out of range.
Saputo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galar closes the distance but Saputo moves to the side
and Saputo counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Galar.
Saputo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galar throws out the jab.
Galar is looking to clinch but Saputo is avoiding it.
Galar takes one on the button.
Galar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saputo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikael Saputo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galar tries to clinch but Saputo is having none of it.
Galar tries to clinch but Saputo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Saputo.
Saputo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saputo has Galar up against the cage in a clinch.
Galar misses with a punch to the body.
Saputo has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Galar to the canvas! Can Galar beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Galar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saputo is looking to chop away at Galar's legs.
Galar tries to clinch
and Saputo moves into the clinch.
Saputo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Saputo lands a right hand.
Galar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saputo leaning against his opponent.
Galar is leaning against Saputo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Galar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galar.
Galar taking a breather.
Galar throws a punch but it's blocked by Saputo.
A short right from Galar on the inside.
Saputo manages to break the clinch.
Galar tries to close the distance and clinch but Saputo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saputo lands a nice shot that snaps Galar's head back.
Saputo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galar. Saputo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Galar there.
Saputo moves into range and clinches up with Galar.
Saputo prevents a body shot from Galar.
Galar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saputo's defenses.
Galar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saputo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Galar misses with a body punch.
Saputo avoiding damage.
Saputo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galar backwards.
Saputo lands a shoulder strike.
Galar throws a head punch that misses.
Saputo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Galar up against the cage.
Galar misses with some punches.
Saputo prevents a body shot from Galar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saputo obliges.
Mikael Saputo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galar throws an elbow but it misses.
Galar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saputo stalling against the cage.
Saputo tries to throw a body punch but Galar avoids it by throwing Saputo back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Saputo.
Saputo missing with knees to the body.
Galar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galar throws an elbow but it misses.
Galar tries a body shot but Saputo blocks it.
Saputo leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Saputo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Saputo on the inside.
Saputo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Galar.
Saputo moves out of range as Galar strikes.
Galar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saputo.
Saputo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galar.
Galar tries to keep at a distance but Saputo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Galar letting Saputo take a breather here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galar tries a body shot but Saputo blocks it.
Galar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galar has a couple of punches blocked by Saputo.
Galar prevents a body shot from Saputo.
Galar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Galar swings wildly with an uppercut but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saputo misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saputo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saputo just leaning against Galar, taking a breather.
Saputo tries to land knees in the clinch but Galar avoids the damage to the body.
Galar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Galar lands with a light punch inside.
Kid Galar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Galar has a couple of punches blocked by Saputo.
Saputo blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saputo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Galar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saputo stalling in the clinch.
Saputo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galar wants to clinch.
Saputo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saputo. Saputo obviously looking to wear him down.
Galar misses with a double jab.
Saputo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Galar's hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saputo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saputo moves away from the strike by Galar.
Galar ducks right into an uppercut from Saputo.
Galar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saputo.
Galar throws a shot from downtown. Saputo moves away and avoids it.
Galar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galar throws a big shot that misses.
Galar misses with a straight right.
Galar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saputo throws a looping overhand right but Galar ducks down to avoid it.
Saputo swats away the attempt to clinch by Galar.
Galar ducks into a a hook from Saputo and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Galar jabs Saputo right on the nose. Saputo blinks but takes it well.
Saputo lands a really nice looking cross but Galar seems unphased.
Galar throws a front kick aimed at Saputo's knee but Saputo avoids it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galar avoids the head kick by Saputo.
Galar throws a body punch but Saputo moves out of range.
Galar misses with a hook
and Saputo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galar walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mikael Saputo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikael Saputo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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