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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karin Olegav (ranked 20379 p4p, 157 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 1749 p4p, 30 weight class). Rubens Charles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
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138 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Counter fighter
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olegav throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Olegav looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Olegav misses with a double jab.
Olegav tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karin Olegav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Charles.
Olegav fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles is looking to land body kicks.
Charles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles throws a right hand that Olegav ducks under and follows up with a left that Olegav also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olegav keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Charles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Olegav moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Charles wants to land a leg kick but Olegav is out of range.
Charles throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Charles.
Olegav avoids the head kick by Charles.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olegav tries to counter by clinching up but Charles breaks away and moves out of range.
Olegav moves out of range of the body kick.
Charles swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olegav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
Charles throws the left hand but Olegav avoids the punch easily.
Olegav swinging wildly here.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Charles avoids nicely.
Charles throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olegav moves out of range of the leg kick from Charles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olegav misses with a series of wild punches.
Olegav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Olegav is looking for a counter combo.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Olegav avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olegav staying out of range there.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Charles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles throws a wild body kick that Olegav sees coming a mile off.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Olegav's shoulder, as Olegav tries to avoid the shot.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Charles throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Charles looks to land a combination but Olegav avoids it well.
Charles looks to land a right hand but Olegav moved out of range.
Olegav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karin Olegav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Olegav is looking to counter the offense by Charles and move into the clinch.
Olegav slips a straight right by Charles.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olegav throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles misses with a body kick.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles throws out a counter right but Olegav avoids it with no problem.
Olegav avoids the head kick by Charles.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olegav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Charles throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
It looked like Olegav was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olegav misses with a two punch combination.
Charles tries to score with a low kick but Olegav moves his leg out of the way.
Olegav is looking for a counter combo.
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Charles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles tries to land a front kick but Olegav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Charles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Charles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olegav.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubens Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Olegav misses.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Olegav is just out of range.
No joy there for Olegav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Olegav misses with a double jab.
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charles throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Charles.
Olegav misses with a wild combination.
Charles looks to land a combination but Olegav avoids it well.
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles tries to land a front kick but Olegav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Olegav avoids the head kick by Charles.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olegav!
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles throws a right hand that Olegav ducks under and follows up with a left that Olegav also avoids with ease.
Karin Olegav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubens Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Charles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubens Charles!
A victorious Rubens Charles 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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mgr
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RATING
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