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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Popek Monster (ranked 6032 p4p, 633 weight class) and Don Walker (ranked 7454 p4p, 677 weight class). Monster comes to the ring accompanied by Wjeżdżają cyganie. Walker has chosen Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train a comin' as his entrance music. Popek Monster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
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257 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Popek Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Walker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster misses with a wild body shot.
Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Monster.
Monster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker connects with a high kick.
Monster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monster misses with a few strikes there.
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a right hand that Monster ducks under and follows up with a left that Monster also avoids with ease.
Monster throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Monster was not able to check.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Monster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Monster throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Monster 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monster.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Monster misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker throws a big counter head kick but Monster avoids it with no problem.
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker scores with a head kick. Monster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walker punishes Monster's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Monster walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monster on the side of the head.
Monster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Monster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walker cracks Monster with an open hand slap.
Monster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker lands a head kick!
Monster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Monster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walker scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Walker 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.
Monster misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monster misses with a two punch combination.
Don Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monster throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Walker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walker avoids the body shot from Monster.
Walker lands a high kick!
Monster walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker lands a jab to Monster's midsection.
Don Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monster momentarily.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monster throws out the jab.
Monster walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monster swings widly with a right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monster misses with a left hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monster takes one to the chin there.
A head kick from Walker lands but Monster takes it in his stride.
Monster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Monster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Monster misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster throws a combination that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a head kick. Monster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker cracks Monster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Monster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Monster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab from Walker.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Don Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Monster.
That kick from Walker tenderised Monster's leg. Monster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Monster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Monster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monster takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Monster swinging wildly here.
Monster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Walker scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Monster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker lands a front kick.
Walker lands with a straight right. Monster didn't see that one coming.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Monster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Walker.
Monster tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monster misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Monster misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Monster. Those never looked like landing.
Walker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Monster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monster throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monster's head.
Popek Monster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monster at a distance.
Monster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Monster's ribs.
Monster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popek Monster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Monster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a head kick that Monster semi-blocks.
Walker lands a jab to Monster's midsection.
Monster misses with a body shot.
Monster tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Walker!
Don Walker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Popek Monster had this to say: 'I'm down, but not out
I'm game, always the same
Rapping and fighting nothing to change
Hitting the mitts, hitting the chains
Gonna come back with a lot of bling, YO.'.
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