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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 5520 p4p, 629 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2483 p4p, 331 weight class). Themistokles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Battle Symphony - Linkin Park. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saiyan Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Southbrook lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Themistokles scores with a hook to the body. Southbrook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Southbrook throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Southbrook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Themistokles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Themistokles connects with a single shot there.
Southbrook lands a jab-cross combination.
Themistokles has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southbrook clinches with his opponent.
Southbrook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Southbrook clinches.
Southbrook managing to block the knees to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a body shot.
Southbrook is looking to break free of the clinch but Themistokles has double underhooks.
Southbrook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Themistokles scores a nice knee to the body.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Southbrook.
Southbrook wants to break free but Themistokles has control.
A head punch on the inside from Southbrook fails to land.
Themistokles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Southbrook is trying to break free.
Themistokles keeps control of Southbrook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
It looks like Saiyan Southbrook has been cut.
Themistokles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook clobbers Themistokles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Themistokles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Themistokles dodges the punch combination from Southbrook.
Southbrook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Southbrook misses.
Southbrook definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Southbrook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Southbrook tries to move into range but Themistokles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Southbrook misses with a shot to the body
and Themistokles counters with a left to the body.
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!
Southbrook tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Themistokles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Themistokles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Themistokles stuns Southbrook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Southbrook.
Themistokles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Themistokles looks to throw the jab but Southbrook is out of range.
Themistokles lands a nice shot that snaps Southbrook's head back.
Themistokles works Southbrook's body with a nice hook.
Themistokles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Southbrook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Southbrook is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Southbrook is rocked!
Southbrook tries to get into range but Themistokles steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Southbrook! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Themistokles scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Strategos Themistokles!
A victorious Strategos Themistokles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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