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Fight #5
K-1 WGP 2009 FINAL16 : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Ewerton Teixeira
WINEwerton Teixeira
Brazil / Kyokushin Kaikan
VS
Singh "HEART" JaideepLOSE
India / POWER OF DREAM

Ext.2R Decision 3-0
10-9 10-9 10-9
Singh "HEART" Jaideep
Report
R Teixeira Jaideep
1R 10 9
10 10
10 10
2R 10 10
10 10
10 10
3R 9 10
10 10
9 10
Total 29 29
30 30
29 30
Ext.1R 10 10
10 10
10 10
Ext.2R 10 9
10 9
10 9
Round 1:
The round starts with Singh taking a leaf out of Kyotarofs book, and circling the ring to keeping away from his opponent. Ewerton does catch him with a flurry, but gets very close to eating a knee on the way in. The Kyokushin fighter is landing nice lows, and a very crisp left hook, but gets kneed to the body when trying to close the distance to take advantage of the punch.
The round ends.

Round 2:
They exchange several low kicks before Ewerton closes the distance with a left hook and lands his right. He misses being hit with a knee by less than a millimeter, and they clinch up. Ewerton goes back to his low kicks, and they look like they will add up later in the fight. Singh is proving to have some serious skills in this fight though, and also showing his height and reach advantage may cause serious trouble for some fighters.

Round 3:
Singh is back to circling, and as soon as Ewerton tries with an overhand right, they clinch up. Singh continues to circle and throw the odd attack, which is the only chance Ewerton has to counter him. The referee finally stops the fight to warn Singh for his actions.
The Indian comes in with a low and gets countered before landing a knee that wobbles Ewerton. The Brazilian holds on and lands a few big shots of his own and the final bell rings.

A draw is announced.

Extra Round:
Singh circles with low kicks again, and Ewerton lands one of his own waiting for a chance to attack. The referee stops the fight and warns both fights to engage. Singh throws a high kick that Ewerton blocks and counters with a left straight. More clinching by both fighters, with Ewerton trying to land the bomb, and Singh doing what he can to land that knee again.

Draw is once again announced.

Second Extra Round:
More circling by the Indian fighter, and they attempt to exchange high kicks. Ewerton tries to land some shots, and then retreats with a big front kick. He mid kicks and low kicks, while Singh puts everything he has into trying to land the knee he had success with in round 3 again. They finally mix it up well at the end of the round, both letting go with everything they have left.

Ewerton is awarded the decision.
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Post fight comments
Ewerton Teixeira
Ewerton Teixeira
-- Are you happy with the fight?
Teixeira : I'm not happy with the fight this time. I'm sorry that I couldn't show more of what I wanted to do to the fans. I'll have a better fight next time.
-- When the fight entered the extra round, did you think that you had already won?
Teixeira : That's up to the judges. It's not up to what I feel. So I just felt that I wanted to win the extra round.
-- Your opponent was very tall. Was that difficult?
Teixeira : Not just tall, he was fast. I knew it was going to be a tough fight, and it was.
 
Singh "HEART" Jaideep
Singh "HEART" Jaideep
-- What was it like facing the Kyokushin world champion?
Jaideep : He was powerful. I felt that from the first round.
-- Are you proud that you made it to the extra round?
Jaideep : This is my first year in K-1 and there is still a lot for me to learn. I think I'm on the right track. I think I can do this.
-- Your goal?
Jaideep : I want to become stronger. I want to be able to fight at a higher level.