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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Satya Mahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starbowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trad Thai Music. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chong Starbowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Satya Mahi's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satya Mahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski misses with a combination
and Mahi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starbowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Starbowski looks to land a combination but Mahi avoids it well.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satya Mahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Starbowski. Those never looked like landing.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Starbowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mahi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Mahi.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Starbowski scores with a four punch combination!
Mahi lands a slapping body shot.
Mahi tests Starbowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starbowski needs to keep his hands up - Mahi had a free shot at his head there.
Mahi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Starbowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahi lunges at Starbowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Starbowski's hand.
Starbowski cracks Mahi with a good jab.
Starbowski closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Mahi crashing to the mat! Mahi uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Mahi is rocked!
Mahi lands with a hook. Starbowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahi 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.
The crowd cheers as Mahi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Starbowski doesn't seem phased though.
Mahi clobbers Starbowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starbowski's head backwards.
Starbowski cracks Mahi with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Mahi get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Mahi looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Oh Mahi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahi seems to have got his legs back now.
Starbowski lands a jab.
Starbowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Starbowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Starbowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starbowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starbowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi lands a jab to the nose.
Starbowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahi throws out a loose jab but Starbowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mahi does it's job there.
Mahi throws the left hand but Starbowski avoids the punch easily.
Mahi lands a slapping body shot.
Mahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahi dodges the punch combination from Starbowski.
Mahi looks to land a combination. Starbowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Mahi.
Mahi throws the left hand but Starbowski avoids the punch easily.
Starbowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starbowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahi sizes up Starbowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Starbowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Starbowski.
Starbowski unleashes a big counter combination but Mahi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Starbowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Starbowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahi lands a glancing blow to the side of Starbowski's head.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starbowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Starbowski misses.
Jab by Mahi.
Starbowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Starbowski misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starbowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahi throws out the jab.
Starbowski misses with a wild combination.
Mahi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Starbowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Starbowski misses with a double jab
and Mahi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahi lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahi as he connects with a hook.
Mahi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starbowski tries to bum rush Mahi with a series of wild strikes but Mahi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Mahi moves out of range.
It looked like Mahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Starbowski walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahi lands a jab to the head.
Mahi throws a body shot but no joy.
Starbowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Starbowski works Mahi's body with a nice hook.
Starbowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Mahi.
Mahi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starbowski. Mahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starbowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starbowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahi blocks a jab.
Mahi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahi defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Starbowski ducks right into an uppercut from Mahi.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starbowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starbowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahi scores with a nice strike.
Starbowski misses with a right hand
and Mahi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Mahi coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahi with a nice cross.
Mahi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahi.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahi digs a good hook to Starbowski's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick and Mahi moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mahi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahi throws a hook to the side of Starbowski's head but Starbowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Starbowski misses.
Starbowski moves out of range as Mahi strikes.
Starbowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Starbowski duly obliges.
Mahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Starbowski is just out of range.
Starbowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice jab there from Mahi.
Mahi throws a looping overhand right but Starbowski ducks down to avoid it.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahi. That snapped Starbowski's head back.
Starbowski looks to throw the jab but Mahi is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahi scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Mahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahi.
Starbowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahi's head backwards.
Mahi lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Starbowski throws a hook to the side of Mahi's head but Mahi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahi misses the target.
Starbowski throws a wild body kick that Mahi sees coming a mile off.
Mahi is looking to counter punch.
Starbowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahi lands with a right hand.
Mahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starbowski can do to turn this around?
Mahi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starbowski misses with an uppercut
and Mahi counters with a nice body shot.
Mahi cracks Starbowski with a good jab.
Mahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starbowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Starbowski ducks under a wild hook from Mahi.
Mahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Starbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahi digs a good hook to Starbowski's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Mahi.
Starbowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahi lands a jab.
Mahi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starbowski has time to react.
Jab by Mahi.
Mahi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Starbowski is just out of range.
Mahi connects with the punch.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahi throws out the jab.
Starbowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahi throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahi throws a shot to the body.
Mahi jabs Starbowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahi is just out of range.
Mahi misses the jab.
Mahi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab from Mahi.
Mahi missing with a left hand there. Starbowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahi jabs Starbowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahi avoids the body shot from Starbowski.
Mahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahi is looking to counter punch.
Mahi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starbowski under the eye.
Satya Mahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starbowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahi punishes Starbowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Starbowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starbowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starbowski scrambles back to his feet.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Starbowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahi finds it's way round the side to connect with Starbowski's head.
Starbowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satya Mahi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mahi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Mahi misses.
Starbowski misses with a body shot
letting Mahi counter with a right hand.
Mahi tests Starbowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starbowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mahi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starbowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starbowski misses with a hook. Mahi ducked under it nicely.
Starbowski missing with a left hand there. Mahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Starbowski misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahi misses the target.
Mahi connects with a body shot that sends Starbowski's belly button to the back.
Starbowski moves away from the strike by Mahi.
Mahi with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahi throws a good cross that connects.
Mahi staying out of range there.
Mahi scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Starbowski.
Starbowski takes one on the button.
Mahi lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Starbowski does no damage.
Starbowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Starbowski misses
and Mahi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahi lands a jab.
Mahi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahi throws a shot to the body.
Mahi scores with a jab. Starbowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starbowski misses with a looping right.
Mahi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starbowski on the side of the head.
Starbowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starbowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starbowski thuds a left hand into Mahi's body.
Mahi jabs Starbowski right on the nose. Starbowski blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Mahi.
Mahi digs a good body shot into Starbowski's ribs.
Mahi lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Mahi - just one landing.
Starbowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starbowski misses with a left hand
letting Mahi counter with a right hand.
Starbowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahi lands a body shot.
Mahi throws an overhand right that lands on Starbowski's shoulder, as Starbowski tries to avoid the shot.
Mahi swinging wildly here.
Mahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi lands with a cross.
Starbowski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Starbowski throws an overhand right that lands on Mahi's shoulder, as Mahi tries to avoid the shot.
Starbowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahi.
A cross from Mahi lands.
Satya Mahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starbowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahi is just out of range.
Jab from Mahi.
Mahi scores with a hook to the body. Starbowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starbowski. Mahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahi as he connects with a hook.
Chong Starbowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starbowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starbowski moves out of range as Mahi strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahi drops his hands momentarily and Starbowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahi misses with a looping left.
Starbowski throws a body punch but Mahi moves out of range.
Starbowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Starbowski.
Starbowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starbowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahi.
Starbowski throws a nice looking combination but Mahi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahi lands with a hook. Starbowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahi jabs Starbowski right on the nose. Starbowski blinks but takes it well.
Mahi lunges at Starbowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Starbowski's hand.
Mahi with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starbowski.
Mahi slips a jab from Starbowski.
Mahi with a hook.
Mahi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satya Mahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahi 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Starbowski!
A very excited looking Chong Starbowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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