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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 23897 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 437 p4p, 265 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Matijevic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Matijevic moves away and avoids it.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
Matijevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Matijevic moved out of range.
Chai throws a jab when Matijevic was well out of range.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matijevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Matijevic ducks down to avoid it.
Matijevic throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matijevic.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matijevic.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matijevic takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matijevic manages to circle out of the way.
Matijevic takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matijevic.
Chai catches Matijevic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai rushes Matijevic and presses him up against the ropes.
Matijevic tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai pushes off an throws an elbow but Matijevic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chai is leaning against Matijevic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Matijevic avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matijevic's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matijevic blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matijevic.
Chai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Chai.
Chai prevents a body shot from Matijevic.
A hook to the body from Chai.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Matijevic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matijevic blocks the elbow strike.
Chai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Elbow Zombie Chai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matijevic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Matijevic 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.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matijevic! But no joy.
Chai swings for the body but Matijevic moves out of range.
Matijevic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matijevic misses with a low kick.
Matijevic slips under a jab from Chai.
Elbow Zombie Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matijevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matijevic lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matijevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Matijevic slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matijevic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matijevic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matijevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Matijevic feints a counter leg kick.
Matijevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matijevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Matijevic lands the left hand.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Matijevic saw that one coming.
Chai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matijevic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai punishes Matijevic's body with a nice straight punch.
Matijevic takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matijevic counters with an inside leg kick.
Matijevic moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matijevic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
As Matijevic backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Matijevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Matijevic feints a counter leg kick.
Chai lands a jab.
Matijevic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai tries to counter by clinching up but Matijevic breaks away and moves out of range.
Matijevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Matijevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Matijevic is predictable there
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Matijevic misses.
Matijevic throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elbow Zombie Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Matijevic's head but Matijevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matijevic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matijevic throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai lands a body shot.
Matijevic misses with a leg kick.
Chai instigates a clinch.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic cracks Chai with a nice body shot.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Matijevic avoids the damage to the body.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Matijevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chai presses Matijevic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matijevic lands a shoulder strike.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Elbow Zombie Chai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
A shot in the inside from Matijevic.
Chai lands a nice elbow.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Matijevic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matijevic can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matijevic.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matijevic is defending well for now.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Matijevic tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai blocking some punches.
Matijevic tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Matijevic back against the ropes.
Matijevic misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Matijevic avoids the damage to the body.
Matijevic throws a head punch that misses.
Matijevic misses with the head strike.
Matijevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai lands a body shot.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Chai.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Chai.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matijevic lands a left hand.
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 round but Elbow Zombie Chai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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 with a shot to the body.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matijevic. Matijevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matijevic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Elbow Zombie Chai has been cut.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matijevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai is looking to counter the offense by Matijevic and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Matijevic.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Matijevic's head but Matijevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
enabling Matijevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai lands a nice hook to Matijevic's body. Matijevic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matijevic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Matijevic.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Matijevic.
Chai throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a head shot.
Matijevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai thuds his right hand into Matijevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai throws a hook but Matijevic avoids it easily.
Matijevic throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chai misses with a hook
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai swings for the body but Matijevic moves out of range.
Matijevic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Matijevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Matijevic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Elbow Zombie Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elbow Zombie Chai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matijevic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matijevic with a jab.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai tries to clinch up.
Matijevic feints a counter leg kick.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matijevic walks into a left hand.
Matijevic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
Matijevic swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matijevic misses with the body kick
and Matijevic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matijevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch but Matijevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Matijevic's defenses.
Matijevic misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
Chai blocks a head kick by Matijevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Matijevic
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Matijevic misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matijevic.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai with a nice cross.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Matijevic ducks down to avoid it.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Matijevic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matijevic, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matijevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matijevic managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Chai.
A short uppercut from Matijevic.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
Chai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elbow Zombie Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elbow Zombie Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:47
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 49:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elbow Zombie Chai!
Elbow Zombie Chai retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Elbow Zombie Chai 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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