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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titus Roux (ranked 4988 p4p, 3677 weight class) and Catari Blacki (ranked 339 p4p, 293 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Counter fighter
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Blacki blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blacki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roux is looking to counter punch.
Blacki scores with a jab to the body.
Blacki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Blacki misses.
Roux is looking to counter punch.
Roux thuds his right hand into Blacki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roux is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
Blacki lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Blacki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blacki swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacki misses with a wild body shot.
Catari Blacki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blacki throws a jab when Roux was well out of range.
Roux slips a straight right by Blacki.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Blacki.
Roux moves away from the strike by Blacki.
Blacki throws a jab when Roux was well out of range.
Roux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blacki throws a body punch but Roux moves out of range.
Blacki with a jab.
Blacki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roux.
Blacki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blacki.
A nice leg kick from Roux, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacki misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Roux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roux blocks a jab.
Blacki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Blacki.
As Blacki backs away, Roux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blacki throws a body punch but Roux moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blacki.
Blacki throws a lazy right hand but Roux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blacki slips a jab and a cross from Roux.
Blacki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blacki scores with a decent looking hook.
Roux slips under a jab from Blacki.
Roux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Blacki misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Catari Blacki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blacki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roux under the eye.
A jab from Roux misses.
It seemed like Blacki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blacki misses with a hook. Roux ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Roux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Blacki.
Roux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blacki throws a big shot that misses.
Catari Blacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Blacki.
Roux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blacki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roux slips a straight right by Blacki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Blacki misses its intended target.
It looked like Roux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roux throws out a leg kick but Blacki moves out of range and Roux only half commits.
Roux throws out a loose jab but Blacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacki misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Roux to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Blacki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Catari Blacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Blacki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Roux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roux moves away from the strike by Blacki.
Roux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
Blacki throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blacki.
Blacki looks to land a combination but Roux avoids it well.
Roux throws a right hand that misses
and Blacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacki digs a good body shot into Roux's ribs.
Blacki misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blacki throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blacki misses the jab.
Roux thows a leg kick but Blacki checks it
and Blacki counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blacki. Roux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roux throwing a counter right hand but Blacki manages to avoid it.
Roux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blacki.
Roux lands with a straight right. Blacki didn't see that one coming.
Roux defending well as Blacki loads up on a big left hand.
Blacki misses with a lunging right hand
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blacki.
It looked like Roux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blacki.
An attempted straight right counter from Roux misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Catari Blacki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blacki throws a jab when Roux was well out of range.
Blacki throws out a powerful jab.
Blacki misses with a straight left.
Blacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Blacki.
As Blacki looks to move away, Roux throws a big counter combo but Blacki just gets out of the way.
Blacki looks to land a right hand but Roux moved out of range.
Blacki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blacki defending well as Roux loads up on a big left hand.
Blacki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blacki lands with a right hand.
Blacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blacki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacki throws a hook to the side of Roux's head but Roux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blacki 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.
Blacki misses with a lunging right hand
and Roux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blacki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roux is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Roux. Those never looked like landing.
Blacki throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blacki.
Blacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roux moves away.
Blacki moves out of range as Roux strikes.
Roux lands with an overhand left.
Blacki cracks a nice hook into Roux's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Roux misses the target.
Blacki misses with a hook.
Blacki looks to throw the jab but Roux is out of range.
Roux throwing a counter right hand but Blacki manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blacki. Roux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blacki looks to throw the jab but Roux is out of range.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Blacki.
Blacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roux.
Roux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blacki.
As Blacki backs away, Roux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blacki avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Catari Blacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blacki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Catari Blacki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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