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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Schwarzschild (ranked 3767 p4p, 5662 weight class) and Mathieu Bouchard (ranked 498 p4p, 642 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 cm 25 192 1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm 18 190 0 - 1 - 0 |
Great elbows Big right hand
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Good kicks Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Schwarzschild! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathieu Bouchard! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bouchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwarzschild misses with a left hand and Bouchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bouchard throws a hook but Schwarzschild blocks it. Bouchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bouchard throws out a loose jab but Schwarzschild uses good head movement to avoid it. Schwarzschild throws a nice inside leg kick. Schwarzschild misses with a body shot.
Bouchard misses with a wild body shot. Bouchard looks to land a left hand but Schwarzschild moved out of range nicely. Schwarzschild throws a body shot but no joy. Bouchard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schwarzschild with a body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bouchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouchard scores with a hook. Bouchard slips a jab from Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild scores with a leg kick.
Schwarzschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouchard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bouchard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A low kick from Schwarzschild misses and Bouchard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Schwarzschild seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Schwarzschild throws a nice inside leg kick. Schwarzschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Bouchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bouchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwarzschild jabs Bouchard to the body, keeping him at a distance. Schwarzschild drives through and clinches with Bouchard against the ropes.
Bouchard misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild scores with an uppercut up the middle. Schwarzschild lands an elbow just above Bouchard 's eye.
It looks like Mathieu Bouchard has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Schwarzschild throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right hook to the body lands for Schwarzschild.
Bouchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schwarzschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwarzschild uses good head movement to avoid it. Bouchard misses with the head strike.
Schwarzschild presses Bouchard against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Schwarzschild gets through Bouchard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild lands a body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild digs a right hand into Bouchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bouchard's gas tank. Bouchard looks winded! Schwarzschild breaks the clinch.
Schwarzschild gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bouchard misses with some punches.
Schwarzschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Schwarzschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Schwarzschild jabs at Bouchard's body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bouchard misses the shot to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Schwarzschild dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mathieu Bouchard's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schwarzschild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bouchard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Schwarzschild blocking some punches.
Schwarzschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses. Schwarzschild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bouchard backwards. Bouchard takes a shot to the head. Schwarzschild lands an elbow that stopped Bouchard in his tracks for a moment. A nice right hand lands inside from Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouchard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schwarzschild rather than just go for the knockout. Bouchard throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schwarzschild lands a body shot. Schwarzschild lands an elbow just above Bouchard 's eye. 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! Bouchard takes an elbow to the temple. Schwarzschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schwarzschild lands a shoulder strike. Schwarzschild pushes Bouchard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schwarzschild lands a right hand. Schwarzschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses. Schwarzschild blocks a body shot from Bouchard. Schwarzschild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bouchard is rocked! Schwarzschild lands with a light punch inside. Bouchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwarzschild finish him? Schwarzschild pushes Bouchard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bouchard is trying to maintain a safe position but Schwarzschild gets an underhook and turns Bouchard into the ropes. Schwarzschild scores with a hook to the body. Schwarzschild scores with a shoulder strike. A right handed body shot lands from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bouchard throws a head punch that misses. Bouchard takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mathieu Bouchard's cut even more. Schwarzschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouchard can do to turn this around? The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schwarzschild is holding Bouchard round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Bouchard goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Schwarzschild takes it and Bouchard is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Karl Schwarzschild! Karl Schwarzschild seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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