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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 22900 p4p, 12727 weight class) and Australian RooMan (ranked 636 p4p, 616 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Insanely flexible
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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 43 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria has RooMan up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
RooMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RooMan looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria jabs at RooMan's body.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
RooMan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
RooMan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Caria instigates a clinch.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of RooMan backwards.
RooMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - RooMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Caria moves out of range as RooMan strikes.
It looked like Caria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from RooMan.
Caria is looking to wear down RooMan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but RooMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RooMan takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
RooMan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caria throws a right and a left that RooMan avoids nicely.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. RooMan doesn't seem phased though.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Caria thumps RooMan with a low kick.
Caria throws the left hand but RooMan avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for RooMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends RooMan's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
RooMan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - RooMan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
RooMan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
RooMan slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RooMan misses with the combination.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
RooMan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caria connects with a body shot.
RooMan gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
RooMan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
RooMan blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but RooMan blocks it.
RooMan is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as RooMan controls his hands.
RooMan manages to break the clinch.
Caria jabs RooMan right on the nose. RooMan blinks but takes it well.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RooMan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Caria misses with a hook
and RooMan counters with a left and a right that stings Caria.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Caria.
RooMan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from RooMan.
RooMan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Caria misses.
Caria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caria misses with an uppercut
and RooMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
RooMan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria slips under a jab.
RooMan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
RooMan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
RooMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt RooMan.
RooMan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of RooMan's head.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria throws a hook to the side of RooMan's head but RooMan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as RooMan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
RooMan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RooMan avoids the body shot from Caria.
RooMan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a leg kick but RooMan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from RooMan! But no joy.
RooMan throws a nice looking combination but Caria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RooMan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
RooMan misses with an uppercut.
RooMan throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RooMan.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but RooMan seems unphased.
RooMan connects with a right hand. Caria shakes it off.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from RooMan misses.
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
RooMan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan dodges the punch combination from Caria.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. RooMan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Caria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
RooMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
RooMan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Caria misses.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that RooMan can do to turn this around?
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as RooMan throws out the jab.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but RooMan is just out of range.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
RooMan moves forwards but Caria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caria misses with an uppercut. RooMan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caria darts in and clinches RooMan up against the ropes.
Caria prevents a body shot from RooMan.
Still in the clinch, RooMan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RooMan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RooMan backwards.
A short body shot lands from RooMan as the two fighters clinch.
RooMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but RooMan is keeping busy.
RooMan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
RooMan tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing RooMan back against the ropes.
Caria prevents a body shot from RooMan.
RooMan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Caria tries to work over RooMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
RooMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria punishes RooMan's body with a nice straight punch.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caria connects with a high kick.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Caria throws a one two combo.
RooMan slips a straight right by Caria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of RooMan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
RooMan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
RooMan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria takes a swing at RooMan's ribcage but misses.
Caria scores with a shot to the body.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps RooMan's head backwards.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by RooMan.
RooMan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as RooMan controls his hands.
RooMan is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by RooMan as Caria tries to tie him up.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan cracks Caria with a nice body shot.
Australian RooMan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RooMan gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
RooMan misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
A relieved looking Melankomas Caria thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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