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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 5963 p4p, 5880 weight class) and Panagiotis Christoforou (ranked 547 p4p, 539 weight class). Mauler comes to the ring accompanied by Say something bout the Prequels bitch!. Panagiotis Christoforou is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Panagiotis Christoforou!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christoforou in his tracks.
Mauler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christoforou, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Christoforou avoids the damage to the body.
Christoforou prevents a body shot from Mauler.
Christoforou is trying to break free.
Christoforou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christoforou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mauler.
Christoforou throws out a counter right but Mauler avoids it with no problem.
Christoforou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christoforou digs a good hook to Mauler's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christoforou. Mauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christoforou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mauler misses with a hook
and Christoforou counters with a stiff right hand.
Mauler clinches up with Christoforou and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christoforou up against the ropes.
Mauler lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforou is trying to force a seperation but Mauler has the dominant position.
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoforou.
Mauler just leaning against Christoforou, taking a breather.
Christoforou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christoforou lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mauler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mauler lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christoforou.
Still in the clinch, Christoforou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christoforou's elbow.
Christoforou swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christoforou lands an uppercut.
Mauler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christoforou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mauler backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Mauler takes a shot to the head.
Christoforou misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christoforou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Christoforou.
Christoforou misses with some punches.
Mauler is working Christoforou over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Christoforou fails to land.
Christoforou misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler cracks Christoforou with a nice body shot.
Christoforou misses with a punch on the inside.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Mauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christoforou working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoforou is trying to break the clinch but Mauler is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoforou.
Mauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoforou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christoforou tries a body shot but Mauler blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Mauler.
Mauler trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mauler.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Christoforou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauler has him pressed against the ropes.
Christoforou breaks from the clinch.
Mauler misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mauler misses the target.
Mauler misses with a straight left.
Christoforou now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler throws a hook but Christoforou blocks it.
Mauler missing with a left hand there. Christoforou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darth Mauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauler lands the left hand.
Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforou.
Mauler throws a jab but it's blocked by Christoforou.
Mauler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mauler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christoforou.
Christoforou avoids the body shot from Mauler.
Christoforou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christoforou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mauler missing with a left hand there. Christoforou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mauler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christoforou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mauler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mauler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mauler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christoforou misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panagiotis Christoforou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christoforou throws a hook to the side of Mauler's head but Mauler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mauler swings widly with a right hand
and Christoforou counters with a straight right hand.
Mauler thuds his right hand into Christoforou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christoforou walks into a straight right hand from Mauler.
Mauler forces Christoforou back against the ropes and clinches.
Christoforou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauler. Christoforou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christoforou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauler.
Mauler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Christoforou tries a low kick but Mauler avoids it.
Mauler is looking to counter the offense by Christoforou and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler moves away from the strike by Christoforou.
Mauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Christoforou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mauler dips to his left and cracks Christoforou with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mauler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauler misses with a straight left.
Christoforou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler slips under a jab.
Christoforou looks to land a right hand but Mauler moved out of range.
Christoforou misses with an uppercut. Mauler saw that one coming.
Mauler moves into the clinch successfully.
Mauler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panagiotis Christoforou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christoforou prevents a body shot from Mauler.
The referee calls for Mauler to work.
Christoforou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Christoforou.
A body shot lands from Mauler.
Christoforou gets through Mauler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christoforou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christoforou is trying to break the clinch but Mauler has him pressed against the ropes.
Mauler tries to throw a body punch but Christoforou avoids it by throwing Mauler back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou is trying to break free.
Christoforou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoforou controls his hands.
Christoforou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauler backwards.
Christoforou working aggressively here.
Mauler scores with a shot to the side of Christoforou's head.
Christoforou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christoforou blocks a body shot from Mauler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mauler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Panagiotis Christoforou has been cut.
Christoforou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Christoforou scores with a shoulder strike.
Mauler lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Christoforou lands with a left to the head.
Christoforou misses with a punch on the inside.
Mauler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christoforou's efforts to push away.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Christoforou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christoforou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauler.
Christoforou jabs at Mauler's body.
A jab from Christoforou misses.
Mauler throws a hook to the side of Christoforou's head but Christoforou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Christoforou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christoforou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mauler defending well as Christoforou loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou throws a looping overhand right but Mauler ducks down to avoid it.
Christoforou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauler.
Mauler throws a hook but Christoforou blocks it.
Christoforou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christoforou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Christoforou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christoforou swings for the body but Mauler moves out of range.
As Christoforou tries to get set, Mauler tries to push him back and clinch up but Christoforou manages to avoid the attempt.
Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforou.
Christoforou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mauler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christoforou throws out a counter right but Mauler avoids it with no problem.
Christoforou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauler.
Mauler jabs Christoforou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christoforou misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mauler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christoforou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christoforou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darth Mauler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panagiotis Christoforou's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mauler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Christoforou misses.
Christoforou throws a low kick but Mauler avoids it.
Christoforou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mauler.
Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforou.
Christoforou throws the left hand but Mauler avoids the punch easily.
Mauler moves into the clinch.
Mauler keeps control of Christoforou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mauler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mauler misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoforou prevents a body shot from Mauler.
Christoforou is looking to break free of the clinch but Mauler has double underhooks.
Mauler cracks Christoforou with a nice body shot.
Christoforou misses with some punches.
Mauler working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Christoforou fails to land.
Mauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoforou controls his hands.
Christoforou misses with the head strike.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the head but Christoforou blocks with his arms.
Christoforou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mauler stalling against the ropes.
Christoforou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christoforou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Christoforou.
Mauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christoforou tries to break free but Mauler pushes him back against the ropes.
Mauler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christoforou up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christoforou's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoforou.
Mauler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christoforou swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christoforou blocking some punches.
Christoforou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mauler holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Christoforou can't find room to land a body shot as Mauler controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou working aggressively here.
Mauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christoforou working aggressively here.
Mauler tries to work over Christoforou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christoforou tries to work over Mauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christoforou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christoforou misses with the head strike.
A short right from Christoforou.
Mauler is leaning against Christoforou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Christoforou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauler tries to throw a body punch but Christoforou avoids it by throwing Mauler back against the ropes.
Mauler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christoforou.
Christoforou swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christoforou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mauler misses with a punch to the body.
Christoforou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christoforou being controlled against the ropes.
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mauler blocks a body shot from Christoforou.
Christoforou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Christoforou fails to land.
Mauler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mauler lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Panagiotis Christoforou just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Panagiotis Christoforou's cut.
That's time! Mauler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Christoforou misses with a few strikes there.
Christoforou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mauler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christoforou scrambles back to his feet.
Panagiotis Christoforou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mauler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christoforou is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mauler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christoforou.
A punch lands to the side of Christoforou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christoforou looks to throw the jab but Mauler is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler throws a good cross that connects.
Christoforou swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mauler counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler misses with a lunging right hand
and Christoforou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mauler scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christoforou manages to avoid it.
Mauler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoforou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mauler.
Mauler scores with a jab.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Christoforou.
Christoforou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christoforou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoforou.
Christoforou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christoforou throws a lazy uppercut
and Christoforou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christoforou throws an overhand right that lands on Mauler's shoulder, as Mauler tries to avoid the shot.
Christoforou moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Christoforou misses.
Mauler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christoforou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mauler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christoforou up against the ropes.
Mauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christoforou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Christoforou breaks the clinch.
Christoforou looks to throw the jab but Mauler is out of range.
Christoforou ducks right into an uppercut from Mauler.
Christoforou ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
Mauler clinches with his opponent.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christoforou's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christoforou's elbow.
Mauler misses with a punch to the body.
Christoforou throws a punch but it's blocked by Mauler.
Stalling in the clinch from Mauler.
Christoforou throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mauler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christoforou manages to break the clinch.
Mauler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mauler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christoforou blocks it with crossed arms.
Christoforou misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Christoforou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mauler blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mauler throws a head punch that misses.
Mauler blocking some punches.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Mauler tries to work over Christoforou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Mauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mauler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mauler throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christoforou.
Mauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christoforou is leaning against Mauler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mauler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Mauler had his way with Panagiotis Christoforou in that round.
The cut man is working on Panagiotis Christoforou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mauler missing with a left hand there. Christoforou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christoforou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauler moves away.
Christoforou misses with an uppercut. Mauler saw that one coming.
Christoforou throws a low kick but Mauler avoids it.
Good shot there by Mauler.
A jab from Mauler misses.
Mauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoforou.
Christoforou missing with a left hand there. Mauler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christoforou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoforou.
Mauler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christoforou under the eye.
Christoforou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christoforou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christoforou missing with a left hand there. Mauler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforou tries to keep at a distance but Mauler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christoforou is defending well for now.
Christoforou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christoforou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mauler takes one to the side of the head.
Christoforou throws an off balance right hand
and Mauler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Christoforou tries to work over Mauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoforou.
A short left from Mauler.
Christoforou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Christoforou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mauler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mauler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christoforou struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauler controls his hands.
Mauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mauler scores with a shot to the side of Christoforou's head.
A short right from Christoforou on the inside.
Mauler lands a shoulder strike.
Mauler misses with a body punch.
Mauler is working Christoforou over against the ropes.
Mauler prevents a body shot from Christoforou.
Christoforou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauler missing with a left hand there. Christoforou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mauler.
Christoforou misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Mauler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christoforou slips under a jab.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Christoforou throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Mauler.
An attempted straight right counter from Mauler misses the target.
Mauler misses with an uppercut
and Christoforou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mauler clinches.
Mauler trying to stall but Christoforou improves his position.
Mauler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoforou.
Mauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christoforou is defending well for now.
Christoforou misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoforou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mauler takes a swing at Christoforou's ribcage but misses.
Christoforou moves out of range as Mauler strikes.
Mauler misses with a straight left.
Mauler lands a nice hook to Christoforou's body. Christoforou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christoforou defending well as Mauler loads up on a big left hand.
Christoforou throws out a counter right but Mauler avoids it with no problem.
Mauler cracks Christoforou with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauler slips a straight right by Christoforou.
Christoforou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mauler lands a lovely overhand right.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Mauler misses with a right hand
and Christoforou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mauler is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Christoforou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darth Mauler.
Well Mauler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darth Mauler!
Darth Mauler retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Darth Mauler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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