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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Cleaver (ranked 23506 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 676 p4p, 596 weight class). Cleaver comes to the ring accompanied by Methlabs & MOONSHINE. Caria comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Melankomas Caria has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Theodore Cleaver's chin.
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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 11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Cleaver catches Caria right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Cleaver clinches up with Caria and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Caria.
Caria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Cleaver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cleaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caria looks winded!
Cleaver working Caria over with knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Caria managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria has had enough of the clinch but Cleaver keeps him there for the moment.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria moves away from the strike by Cleaver.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a hook but Cleaver blocks it.
Caria throws a body punch but Cleaver moves out of range.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caria or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Cleaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Cleaver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver lands an uppercut.
Caria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Cleaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Cleaver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria is rocked!
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Cleaver is blocking nicely.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cleaver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cleaver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caria.
Cleaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleaver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Caria is avoiding it.
Cleaver backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cleaver wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Cleaver circles away.
Cleaver tried to counter with a leg kick but Caria avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theodore Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleaver cracks Caria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleaver scores with a jab to the body.
Caria is breathing heavily.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cleaver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cleaver.
Caria is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleaver finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cleaver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver lands a jab.
Cleaver misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleaver, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Cleaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cleaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Theodore Cleaver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria misses with some punches.
Cleaver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Caria.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cleaver.
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Caria won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Cleaver.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Jab, jab by Cleaver - just one landing.
Cleaver moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Cleaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Cleaver tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Cleaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caria can do to turn this around?
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cleaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleaver.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caria avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleaver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Caria with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Caria looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Caria get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Theodore Cleaver 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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