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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Radovic (ranked 5594 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Macaco Cidad�o (ranked 143 p4p, 82 weight class). Cidad�o has chosen Boogie 2nite - Booty Luv as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 cm 19 270 2 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm 19 228 5 - 0 - 0 |
Great elbows Very strong
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Solid Muay Thai Powerful
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macaco Cidad�o! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cidad�o misses with a hook. Radovic ducked under it nicely. Nice straight punches there by Radovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radovic. Radovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cidad�o.
Radovic misses with a body shot.
Cidad�o misses the jab. Cidad�o misses with a looping left. As Cidad�o tries to get set, Radovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Cidad�o manages to avoid the attempt.
Radovic has Cidad�o up against the cage in a clinch.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice elbow from Cidad�o. Cidad�o lands a hook to the side of the head. Radovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidad�o lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Cidad�o misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cidad�o's defenses. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Cidad�o misses with a hook from the clinch. Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cidad�o tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Cidad�o dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Cidad�o lands with a short head shot on the inside. Radovic blocks a body shot from Cidad�o. A short left from Cidad�o. Cidad�o fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cidad�o blocks an elbow strike. Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cidad�o struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Cidad�o.
A right hook to the body lands for Cidad�o.
Radovic is breathing heavily. Cidad�o digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected. Cidad�o is working Radovic over against the cage. Cidad�o lands a body punch. Our sources have told us that Radovic has been working on his elbows in the gym. Cidad�o goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidad�o. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidad�o. Cidad�o works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cidad�o tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cidad�o has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Radovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cidad�o can turn it around. Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radovic throws an elbow but misses. A left hand lands to the body for Cidad�o.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cidad�o works on Radovic's body with a couple of short punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Cidad�o.
Radovic takes a shot to the head. Cidad�o throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidad�o blocks the elbow strike.
Cidad�o lands with a light punch inside. Cidad�o lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cidad�o lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radovic backwards. Cidad�o lands a nice shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Cidad�o.
Cidad�o tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cidad�o misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radovic dodges an elbow strike from Cidad�o.
Cidad�o creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Cidad�o scores with a shoulder strike. Cidad�o blocks an elbow strike. Cidad�o misses with a punch to the body.
Cidad�o gets through Radovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cidad�o avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cidad�o misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cidad�o just misses with a elbow thrown towards Radovic's brow. Cidad�o lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Cidad�o scores with a hook to the body. Cidad�o pushes Radovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidad�o dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cidad�o misses with a double jab.
Cidad�o misses with an uppercut. Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cidad�o connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Cidad�o misses with a few strikes there.
Cidad�o throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range. Cidad�o looks to land a left hand but Radovic moved out of range nicely. Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Cidad�o. The fighters circling - Cidad�o throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cidad�o throws a hook but Radovic blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cidad�o closes the distance and lands a one-two. Cidad�o connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macaco Cidad�o! Macaco Cidad�o decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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