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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 2053 p4p, 23777 weight class) and Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 194 p4p, 411 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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World class boxer
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai walks into a left hand.
Matijevic slips a straight right by Chai.
We've been told by Matijevic's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matijevic cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Matijevic ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matijevic with a jab.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
Matijevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matijevic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Matijevic slips a jab from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matijevic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic clinches with his opponent.
Matijevic lands with a right to the head.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Matijevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matijevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matijevic blocks an elbow strike.
Matijevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Matijevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matijevic takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Matijevic tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Matijevic back against the cage.
Matijevic can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Matijevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matijevic throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a hook.
Matijevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matijevic throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a body punch but Matijevic moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic dominated that round.
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.
Matijevic misses with a wild body shot.
Matijevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Matijevic misses with a left hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matijevic slips a jab from Chai.
Matijevic tries to counter by clinching up but Chai breaks away and moves out of range.
Matijevic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Matijevic blocks a jab.
Matijevic throws a leg kick that misses.
Matijevic thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Matijevic throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
Matijevic throws a head kick that half lands.
Matijevic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws a leg kick but Matijevic checks it.
Matijevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Matijevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matijevic tries to clinch but Chai moves away
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
Matijevic darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matijevic.
Roko Matijevic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matijevic tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matijevic tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Matijevic back against the cage.
Matijevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Matijevic.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
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 Roko Matijevic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matijevic lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai takes a swing at Matijevic's ribcage but misses.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matijevic.
Chai throws a jab when Matijevic was well out of range.
Matijevic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matijevic looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matijevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Matijevic throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Matijevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matijevic scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matijevic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chai avoids it.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Matijevic is out of range.
Matijevic slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Matijevic saw that one coming.
Matijevic throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matijevic closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Chai lands a nice elbow.
Matijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matijevic takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
A short uppercut from Matijevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matijevic's elbow.
Chai breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Matijevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matijevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Matijevic tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai throws a one two combo.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Matijevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elbow Zombie Chai really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
Matijevic wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic misses with a looping right.
Matijevic tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Matijevic wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matijevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Matijevic moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matijevic misses with the head strike.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai with a knee to the head.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Matijevic won't want to take too many of those.
Chai throws an elbow but it misses.
Chai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matijevic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matijevic misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Matijevic.
Chai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matijevic counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic closes the distance but Chai moves to the side
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matijevic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai digs a good body shot into Matijevic's ribs.
Chai checks a low kick from Matijevic.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic moves away from the strike by Chai.
Jab by Chai.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matijevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elbow Zombie Chai dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Matijevic.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matijevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matijevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matijevic is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matijevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Matijevic's shoulder, as Matijevic tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Matijevic.
A low kick from Matijevic is predictable there
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Chai misses.
Matijevic lands with a slapping head kick.
Matijevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Matijevic moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Matijevic tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matijevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Matijevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matijevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Chai takes a swing at Matijevic's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Matijevic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Matijevic.
Chai throws a hook but Matijevic avoids it easily.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Matijevic ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elbow Zombie Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elbow Zombie Chai!
Elbow Zombie Chai is the new lightweight champion!
Elbow Zombie Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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