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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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289 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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196 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Jacek Kaminski has been cut.
Dio has managed to clinch.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Kaminski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Dio avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kaminski misses with a body punch.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dio avoids it.
Kaminski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dio.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Dio is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski digs a right hand underneath Dio's ribcage. Dio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Kaminski fails to land.
Dio tries to work over Kaminski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Kaminski has Dio pressed against the ropes, preventing Dio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaminski working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski working aggressively here.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaminski moves into the clinch.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dio lands a right hand.
Kaminski is trying to maintain a safe position but Dio gets an underhook and turns Kaminski into the ropes.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but Dio blocks with his arms.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaminski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaminski stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaminski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaminski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dio is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaminski is looking to clinch.
Kaminski takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Dio is looking to control Kaminski's arms but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dio has his back to the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Dio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the ropes.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dio misses with some punches.
Kaminski stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Kaminski has Dio pressed against the ropes, preventing Dio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dio blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaminski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dio to score with a decent uppercut.
Dio clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
Dio pushes Kaminski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dio is looking to control Kaminski's arms but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dio has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaminski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Kaminski misses with the head strike.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Dio is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dio lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaminski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Jacek Kaminski's cut even more.
Kaminski has managed to clinch.
Kaminski keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaminski is keeping busy.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaminski is keeping busy.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.
Kaminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaminski is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Dio.
Dio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dio is trying to push Kaminski away but Kaminski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kaminski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the ropes.
Dio prevents a body shot from Kaminski.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling him.
Dio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dio is looking to control Kaminski's arms but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dio has his back to the ropes.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaminski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The cut above Jacek Kaminski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaminski tries to clinch up but Dio circles away and keeps his distance.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Dio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaminski takes the fight into the clinch.
Dio is trying to force a seperation but Kaminski has the dominant position.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaminski effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaminski.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaminski has double underhooks.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Dio avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaminski looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
Kaminski looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaminski looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaminski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaminski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.
Dio managing to block the knees to the body from Kaminski.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Zack Dio is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaminski doesn't manage to clinch there - Dio circles away.
Dio keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaminski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaminski in the body.
Kaminski throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Dio.
Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaminski lands with a light punch inside.
Kaminski tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kaminski fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaminski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaminski has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio throws out a head kick that Kaminski doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Kaminski crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Kaminski's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Dio pushes Kaminski up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Dio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Dio!
An out of breath Zack Dio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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