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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Australian RooMan (ranked 2837 p4p, 2649 weight class) and Marko Bakar (ranked 350 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
RooMan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bakar 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.
RooMan throws a series of punches but Bakar moves out of range.
RooMan lands a right hook to the body.
Bakar scores with a sloppy right hand. RooMan should have avoided that one.
RooMan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bakar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
RooMan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
RooMan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakar throws a looping overhand right but RooMan ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakar throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bakar.
RooMan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
RooMan throws a lazy right hand but Bakar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
RooMan throws a hook to the side of Bakar's head but Bakar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
RooMan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A low kick lands for Bakar.
Bakar misses the jab.
RooMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
RooMan tries to bum rush Bakar with a series of wild strikes but Bakar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakar lands a nice shot that snaps RooMan's head back.
Bakar dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
A swing and a miss from RooMan.
RooMan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
Bakar tries a quick counter leg kick but RooMan is wise to it.
Bakar's corner calls for a 1-2. Bakar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bakar.
RooMan throws the left hand but Bakar avoids the punch easily.
Bakar slips under a jab from RooMan.
Marko Bakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
RooMan defending well as Bakar loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Bakar there.
Bakar misses with a looping left.
Bakar scores with a punch to the head.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
RooMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
RooMan throws a hook to the side of Bakar's head but Bakar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
RooMan connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakar scores with a push kick.
RooMan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
RooMan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bakar back to the ropes. RooMan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bakar scores with a crisp jab that stopped RooMan in his tracks.
Bakar misses with an uppercut
and RooMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
RooMan lands a jab to the nose.
Bakar throws an off balance right hand
and Bakar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Bakar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
RooMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Bakar finds it's target.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakar.
RooMan throws a big shot that misses.
RooMan staying out of range there.
RooMan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bakar lands a jab to the head.
Bakar wants to slow RooMan down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RooMan connects with a nice looking jab.
RooMan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bakar momentarily.
Bakar misses the jab.
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 Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bakar misses with a looping left.
RooMan slips under a jab from Bakar.
Australian RooMan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakar misses with a hook.
As Bakar looks to move away, RooMan throws a big counter combo but Bakar just gets out of the way.
RooMan scores with a jab.
RooMan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
RooMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakar.
RooMan is looking for a counter combo.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bakar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RooMan scores with a jab. Bakar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bakar cracks RooMan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bakar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Bakar misses with a hook
and RooMan counters with a nice leg kick.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bakar misses with a left hand
and RooMan counters with a series of strikes. Bakar will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RooMan misses the shot to the body.
Bakar throws out a counter right but RooMan avoids it with no problem.
RooMan moves into range and connects with a jab.
RooMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakar manages to avoid it.
Bakar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by RooMan.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
RooMan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan staying out of range there.
Bakar connects with a jab.
RooMan swings for the body but Bakar moves out of range.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
RooMan lands the left hand.
RooMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakar.
Bakar misses with a straight right.
Bakar thows a leg kick but RooMan checks it
and RooMan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakar throws a front kick aimed at RooMan's knee but RooMan avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from RooMan misses the target.
Bakar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
RooMan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bakar tries a head kick but it misses.
RooMan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
Bakar looks to throw the jab but RooMan is out of range.
RooMan staying out of range there.
Bakar throws the left hand but RooMan avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Bakar misses with a hook.
RooMan lands with a nice combination. Bakar backs away looking to recover.
RooMan needs to keep his hands up - Bakar had a free shot at his head there.
Bakar missing with a left hand there. RooMan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakar looks to land a right hand but RooMan moved out of range.
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Bakar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
RooMan walks into a left hand.
Bakar misses with a head kick.
Bakar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RooMan moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan is looking to score with low kicks.
Bakar misses with an uppercut
and RooMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RooMan jabs at Bakar's body.
RooMan slips under a jab.
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 Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Australian RooMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RooMan throws a lazy right hand but Bakar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
RooMan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
RooMan lands a jab to Bakar's midsection.
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
RooMan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bakar cracks RooMan with a right hand to the side of the head.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakar.
RooMan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
RooMan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakar throws a lazy right hand but RooMan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
RooMan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bakar looks to land a left hand but RooMan moved out of range nicely.
RooMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakar throws out the jab.
RooMan defending well as Bakar loads up on a big left hand.
Bakar throws a hook but RooMan avoids it easily.
It looked like RooMan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
RooMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakar.
RooMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakar looks to land a left hand but RooMan moved out of range nicely.
RooMan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakar.
Bakar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and RooMan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
RooMan jabs Bakar right on the nose. Bakar blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Bakar misses.
RooMan checks a low kick from Bakar.
A quick step to the side and RooMan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
Bakar works the jab nicely.
RooMan looks to land a combination. Bakar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from RooMan.
RooMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan blocks a jab.
Bakar misses the jab.
Bakar throws a jab but it's blocked by RooMan.
It looked like RooMan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bakar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from RooMan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RooMan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan throws a combination. Bakar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bakar throws an overhand right that lands on RooMan's shoulder, as RooMan tries to avoid the shot.
Bakar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bakar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bakar throws the left hand but RooMan avoids the punch easily.
RooMan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from RooMan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
RooMan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bakar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
RooMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakar.
RooMan is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Bakar misses its intended target.
Bakar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
RooMan throws a right hand that Bakar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bakar also avoids with ease.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakar throws a hook to the side of RooMan's head but RooMan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakar throws the left hand but RooMan avoids the punch easily.
That kick from RooMan tenderised Bakar's leg. Bakar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marko Bakar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by RooMan.
Bakar walks into a jab.
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 Australian RooMan.
Well RooMan 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Australian RooMan!
During a confident post fight interview, Australian RooMan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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