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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 5418 p4p, 23852 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 593 p4p, 683 weight class). Caria comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) blaring out of the sound system. Cleaver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Methlabs & MOONSHINE. Melankomas Caria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleaver tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver working Caria over with knees to the body.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Cleaver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cleaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Cleaver misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Cleaver.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cleaver if he has to take too many more of those.
Cleaver pushes Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria lands with a hook. Cleaver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.
That kick from Caria tenderised Cleaver's leg. Cleaver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cleaver gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cleaver lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Caria.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleaver.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cleaver lands a right hand.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Cleaver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caria's face.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caria blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks with his arms.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to circle away but Cleaver has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caria looks for the body kick but Cleaver saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cleaver is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleaver misses the jab.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleaver throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
A combination from Cleaver does no damage.
Cleaver misses the shot to the body.
Cleaver keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleaver looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Caria wants to clinch up but Cleaver keeps it at a distance.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Cleaver moves his leg out of the way.
Cleaver throws a lazy right hand but Caria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleaver throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cleaver moves into range and clinches up with Caria.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria wants to clinch.
Cleaver connects with the punch.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a front kick.
Cleaver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria has managed to clinch.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cleaver.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Caria misses.
Cleaver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleaver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cleaver. That's going to slow Caria down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria throws out a leg kick but Cleaver moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Cleaver throws a fast counter high kick but Caria manages to duck under it in time.
Cleaver checks a leg kick nicely.
Cleaver throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Caria closes the distance and pushes Cleaver back into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver takes a shot to the head.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caria doesn't seem bothered though.
Cleaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cleaver does it's job there.
Cleaver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria keeps Cleaver at a distance using the push kick.
Caria blocks a head kick by Cleaver.
Caria clinches up against the ropes.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Cleaver lands with an uppercut that bounces Caria off the ropes and back into range.
Cleaver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Cleaver has closed the distance and engaged Caria in a clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
A short right from Caria.
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Cleaver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Cleaver.
Cleaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cleaver throws a sloppy head kick
and Cleaver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria is looking to clinch.
As Caria backs off Cleaver throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Caria tries to clinch but Cleaver is having none of it.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleaver. That did some damage!
Cleaver lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria clobbers Cleaver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria moves out of range as Cleaver strikes.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cleaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleaver throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Cleaver is looking to clinch.
Caria thumps Cleaver with a low kick.
Caria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Caria.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria rushes Cleaver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Caria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria looking to slow down the pace here.
Caria tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Cleaver pushes him off.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleaver moves away.
Caria connects with a looping right hand.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleaver gets a clinch.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria had his way with Theodore Cleaver in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleaver.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cleaver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Caria prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Cleaver counters with a low kick, right behind Caria 's knee.
Caria tries to clinch there but Cleaver circles away.
Cleaver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Cleaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Cleaver misses.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Cleaver.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cleaver throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Cleaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Cleaver both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria tries to keep at a distance but Cleaver has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria working Cleaver over with knees to the body.
Cleaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Cleaver is rocked!
Cleaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Caria finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver seems to have recovered his senses.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Cleaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleaver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Theodore Cleaver 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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