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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3406 p4p, 87 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 11579 p4p, 187 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version 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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170 cm
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140 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
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194 cm
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257 lbs
46 - 28 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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World class boxer
Heavy handed
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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
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
46 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wawelski clinches up against the ropes. Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wawelski. Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Makarenko avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head. Wawelski blocks an uppercut.
Wawelski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko takes a shot to the head. Wawelski is working Makarenko over against the ropes. Wawelski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wawelski misses with a punch to the body.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Wawelski. Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makarenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wawelski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Wawelski works on Makarenko's body with a couple of short punches. Makarenko looking to stall.
Makarenko prevents a body shot from Wawelski. Wawelski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarenko avoids it. Wawelski can't find room to land a body shot as Makarenko controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wawelski tries a knee to the head but Makarenko blocks it.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Wawelski. Wawelski tries a body shot but Makarenko blocks it.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Wawelski fails to land. Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Makarenko avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes. Wawelski missing with knees to the body.
Makarenko throws a head punch that misses. Good body shot from Wawelski.
Makarenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wawelski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wawelski's elbow. Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wawelski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Makarenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards. Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarenko tries to stall but Wawelski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makarenko prevents a body shot from Wawelski. Wawelski lands a body punch. Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wawelski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wawelski's elbow. Makarenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wawelski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wawelski lands a nice knee to the body. Makarenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Wawelski avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes. Wawelski tries to work over Makarenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko tries to work over Wawelski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wawelski scores with a shot to the side of Makarenko's head. Wawelski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Wawelski avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes. Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski looking to throw knees to the head but Makarenko is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wawelski. Wawelski lands a nice uppercut. A battle for position here, against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wawelski. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski dominated that round. That's time! Wawelski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makarenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wawelski. Makarenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wawelski. Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Wawelski throws a right hand that Makarenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Makarenko also avoids with ease. Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wawelski is looking to counter punch. Wawelski misses with a wild combination.
Wawelski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wawelski tries to land a leg kick but Makarenko saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Wawelski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makarenko shapes to counter with a head kick. Wawelski takes a kick to the side of the head. Wawelski looks to land a body kick but Makarenko moved away. Wawelski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! A head kick misses from Makarenko. Wawelski looks low and kicks high, catching Makarenko right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it! Wawelski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makarenko. Kosma Wawelski is winning the standup battle so far. Makarenko misses with a head kick.
Makarenko scores with a hook to the body. Wawelski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wawelski throws a right and a left that Makarenko avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wawelski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Makarenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wawelski checks a leg kick nicely. Sloppy strikes from Makarenko. Those never looked like landing. Makarenko blocks a head kick by Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a leg kick which misses Makarenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Makarenko tries to avoid it. Makarenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Makarenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wawelski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makarenko moves away. Makarenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wawelski is just out of range. Makarenko moves forwards but Wawelski connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wawelski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makarenko can do to turn this around? Wawelski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Makarenko looks to throw a body kick and Wawelski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Makarenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wawelski is looking to counter punch. A nice inside leg kick there by Wawelski. That's going to slow Makarenko down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Makarenko. Wawelski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makarenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A head kick misses from Makarenko. Wawelski staggers Makarenko with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Makarenko looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Makarenko is rocked! Wawelski blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Makarenko misses and Wawelski counters with a nice uppercut that drops Makarenko onto his backside! Makarenko bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway. Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Wawelski finish him? A head kick misses from Wawelski. Wawelski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Makarenko throws the kick towards the body but Wawelski avoids it. Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses. Kosma Wawelski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wawelski throws a body punch but Makarenko moves out of range. Makarenko throws the kick towards the body but Wawelski avoids it. Wawelski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Makarenko looks to land a right hand but Wawelski moved out of range. Wawelski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Makarenko paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wawelski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makarenko moves away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wawelski throws a one two combo.
Wawelski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makarenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Makarenko throws the kick towards the body but Wawelski avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Makarenko lands a head kick!
Cyril Makarenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick. Makarenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makarenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wawelski was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarenko. A shot to the liver by Wawelski. Beautiful body shot. Wawelski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Makarenko throws a head kick but Wawelski moves out of range.
Wawelski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Makarenko on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wawelski staggers Makarenko with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Makarenko looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wawelski rushes Makarenko and presses him up against the ropes. Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wawelski controls his hands.
Wawelski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wawelski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wawelski works on Makarenko's body with a couple of short punches. Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wawelski can't find room to land a body shot as Makarenko controls the action.
Wawelski presses Makarenko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Wawelski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makarenkos head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wawelski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wawelski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makarenko blocks it with crossed arms. Wawelski is leaning against Makarenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short right from Wawelski on the inside. Wawelski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wawelski lands with a light punch inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Wawelski. A short right from Wawelski. Wawelski misses with a punch to the body.
Kosma Wawelski has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wawelski digs a right hand into Makarenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makarenko's gas tank. A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head. Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski lands a body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Wawelski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wawelski misses with an elbow over the top. Wawelski lands a right hand. Makarenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wawelski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski cracks Makarenko with a nice body shot. Wawelski lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wawelski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makarenko or not. Wawelski can't find room to land a body shot as Makarenko controls the action.
Wawelski is working Makarenko over against the ropes. A right hook to the body lands for Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a shot to the body. Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wawelski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Wawelski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wawelski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Wawelski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Wawelski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wawelski is working Makarenko over against the ropes. Nice body punch from Wawelski. Kosma Wawelski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wawelski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makarenko.
And that's the end of the fight! Kosma Wawelski showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wawelski 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:23 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:23 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:23
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosma Wawelski! Kosma Wawelski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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