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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takamura Mamoru (ranked 22361 p4p, 5279 weight class) and Roko Delac (ranked 586 p4p, 531 weight class). Delac comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dalmacijo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roko Delac acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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170 cm 32 150 27 - 17 - 1 |
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175 cm 19 149 0 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer Very quick
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Dangerous knees Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takamura Mamoru! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roko Delac! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Delac misses with a body shot.
As Delac looks to move away, Mamoru throws a big counter combo but Delac just gets out of the way. Delac cracks Mamoru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Delac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamoru.
Jab by Mamoru. Delac tries to clinch but Mamoru is having none of it. It looked like Mamoru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Delac slips a jab and a cross from Mamoru.
Mamoru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Delac backs up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mamoru throws a good cross that connects.
Delac misses with an uppercut. Mamoru saw that one coming. Mamoru takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delac misses with a body shot
and Mamoru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A shot to the body from Delac misses and Mamoru counters with a straight right hand. Mamoru looks to land a combination but Delac avoids it well. A little jabbing left from Delac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mamoru lands with a nice combination. Delac backs away looking to recover. Delac throws a right hand that misses
and Delac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Delac misses with an uppercut
and Mamoru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Delac misses with a hook
and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mamoru lands a lovely overhand right. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Delac misses with an uppercut. Mamoru saw that one coming. Delac misses with a right hand and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delac is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Delac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mamoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mamoru avoids the body shot from Delac.
Delac closes the distance but Mamoru moves to the side letting Mamoru counter with a right hand. Delac connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Mamoru scores with a decent looking hook. Delac wants to clinch and Mamoru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Delac misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamoru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Delac misses with a jab to the body
and Mamoru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Delac takes one to the chin there. A shot to the body from Delac misses and Mamoru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Delac misses the body punch and Mamoru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delac thinking. Delac misses with a hook
and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Delac throws a hook but Mamoru blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little jabbing left from Delac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Delac misses with a body shot
and Mamoru counters with a lovely straight right hand! Delac wants to clinch and Mamoru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delac thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mamoru cracks Delac with a good jab. Delac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mamoru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Delac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mamoru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delac can do to turn this around? Delac misses with a double jab.
It looked like Mamoru was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mamoru lands a jab to the head.
Mamoru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delac misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mamoru to counter with a crisp jab. Mamoru misses with a wild combination.
Takamura Mamoru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Delac throws an off balance right hand
and Mamoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mamoru throws a one two combo.
Delac catches Mamoru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Delac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamoru moves away. Takamura Mamoru is winning the standup battle so far. Mamoru cracks Delac with a right hand to the side of the head. Delac throws a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Delac connects with a looping right hand.
Roko Delac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mamoru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Delac misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mamoru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Delac misses with an uppercut. Mamoru saw that one coming. A counter left hand to the body from Mamoru misses its target. Delac misses the body punch and Mamoru counters with a straight right hand. Delac swings and misses with a shot to the body and Mamoru counters with a right hand to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delac closes the distance looking to clinch and Mamoru counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mamoru lands with an overhand left. Delac connects with a quick right hand that sends Mamoru tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, 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 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Delac! Roko Delac tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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