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Pulse 63 - Aldo vs Tszyu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Puchacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Clifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchacki comes to the cage accompanied by Klatka. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Puchacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Clifford !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puchacki is defended easily by Clifford .
Puchacki tries for a takedown but Clifford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puchacki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clifford counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Puchacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puchacki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puchacki tries to pull guard but Clifford won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puchacki fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puchacki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clifford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clifford is trying to trip Puchacki. He has hold of a leg but Puchacki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clifford persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifford with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clifford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clifford passes Puchacki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Puchacki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puchacki tries to get out of the position.
Clifford moves into full mount! Puchacki won't be happy about that!
Puchacki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puchacki is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Clifford locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Puchacki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ Clifford !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bikram Kunwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bikram Kunwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunwar shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Kunwar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kunwar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kingston quickly recovers to half guard.
Kunwar trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunwar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kingston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kunwar.
Kunwar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kingston defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kunwar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kunwar works his way into side control.
Kunwar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kingston, who protects the arm well.
Kunwar is looking to take a break and control but Kingston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kunwar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kingston, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is not content to let Kunwar control the position.
Kunwar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kunwar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kingston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kunwar working away.
Kunwar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kunwar trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Kunwar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kingston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Kunwar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kingston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kunwar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kunwar has hold of Kingston's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kingston tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kunwar cranks the arm and Kingston screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kingston, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bikram Kunwar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Sathish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Sclounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sclounce has chosen Fire Man Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tree Sclounce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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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
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Sathish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tree Sclounce !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sclounce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sathish sprawls well initially but Sclounce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sathish pushes Sclounce off looking to stand but Sclounce dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sclounce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sathish is looking to escape.
Sclounce has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sathish defend it? Sclounce steps over the head and cranks it - Sathish is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sclounce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tree Sclounce !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jambo Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mullins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mullins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mullins misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mullins back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mullins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mullins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mullins lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a body punch but Mullins moves out of range.
Mullins throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullins swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Mullins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullins lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee throws a right hand that Mullins ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullins also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mullins counters with a series of strikes that sends Lee to the canvas! Mullins follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Lee is rocked!
Mullins advances position into side control!
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Mullins finish him?
Lee pushes Mullins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mullins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Mullins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mullins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mullins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mullins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mullins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mullins is controlling him well.
Lee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullins drops Lee with a left right combo! Mullins follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mullins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mullins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee sneaks out the side door and pushes Mullins away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mullins duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Mullins moves out of range.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mullins.
We've been told by Mullins's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Jambo Mullins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Mullins. Those never looked like landing.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mullins takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Mullins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Mullins swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Mullins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mullins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mullins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Mullins.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Mullins.
Lee throws a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Jambo Mullins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mullins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Mullins.
Mullins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a series of punches but Mullins avoids them all with ease.
Mullins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Mullins misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mullins throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Mullins is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee looks to land a combination but Mullins avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Mullins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mullins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mullins throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mullins scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mullins misses with a wild combination.
Mullins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Mullins.
Mullins throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Mullins catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mullins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee jabs at Mullins's body.
Mullins looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Mullins slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Mullins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mullins misses the jab.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Mullins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Mullins's corner calls for a 1-2. Mullins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Mullins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Mullins throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a right and a left that Mullins avoids nicely.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mullins.
Mullins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Mullins does no damage.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee looks to land a combination but Mullins avoids it well.
Mullins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jambo Mullins is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a right hand that Mullins ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullins also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mullins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mullins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Mullins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mullins fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullins misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mullins lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Mullins swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Mullins misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mullins at a distance.
A left lands for Mullins.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullins was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Mullins misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Mullins.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Mullins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullins throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Mullins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
A left and a right from Mullins both land. Nice combination.
Lee throws a series of punches but Mullins moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Mullins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mullins lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a right and a left that Mullins avoids nicely.
A combination from Mullins does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Mullins. Those never looked like landing.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Mullins throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullins throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mullins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Mullins.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Mullins's belly button to the back.
Mullins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Mullins throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Mullins will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mullins.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Mullins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mullins.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullins is just out of range.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mullins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins misses with a wild combination.
Mullins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee misses with the combination.
Mullins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Mullins misses with the combination.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Mullins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Mullins!
Bruce Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Stripe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stripe's choice of entrance music: Captain Sensible - Happy Talk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Stripe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni swings for the body but Stripe moves out of range.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stripe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stripe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baroni is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stripe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stripe misses the jab.
Baroni tries to land a leg kick but Stripe saw it coming and moves away.
Stripe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baroni.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Stripe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stripe cracks Baroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baroni is rocked!
Stripe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Baroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stripe.
Stripe looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
Stripe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baroni avoids it really well and circles away.
Baroni seems to have got his legs back now.
Stripe darts in looking for a takedown but Baroni gets double underhooks and turns Stripe into the cage.
Donald Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Stripe.
Baroni scores with the left hand. Stripe knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Stripe ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baroni on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baroni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
Donald Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Stripe.
Stripe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni throws a shot from downtown. Stripe moves away and avoids it.
Stripe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Stripe is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Baroni.
Baroni throws a shot from downtown. Stripe moves away and avoids it.
Stripe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baroni defends it well.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Stripe.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Stripe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baroni throws a leg kick but Stripe moved away.
Baroni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stripe is out of range and Baroni settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stripe drives through and clinches with Baroni against the cage.
Stripe prevents Baroni from breaking the clinch.
Stripe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Stripe scores with a shot to the side of Baroni's head.
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stripe dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Baroni swings for the body but Stripe moves out of range.
Baroni throws a good cross that connects.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. Stripe saw that one coming.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Stripe's shoulder, as Stripe tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stripe walks into a stiff left hand from Baroni.
Stripe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baroni's guard.
Baroni trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is looking to stand up but Stripe isn't so interested in that idea.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stripe.
Stripe throws a big right hand that misses.
Stripe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baroni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stripe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stripe postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baroni trying to keep a closed guard but Stripe is proving a slippery customer.
Stripe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baroni sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stripe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baroni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Baroni is looking to control Stripe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baroni avoid being mounted?
Stripe prevents Baroni from improving his position.
Baroni trying to get back to full guard but Stripe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Stripe.
Baroni tries to hold on but Stripe postures up.
Stripe lands a big shot there that rocks Baroni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimbo Stripe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baroni connects with a looping right hand.
Stripe slips under a jab from Baroni.
Stripe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baroni.
Stripe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donald Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stripe drops Baroni with a big left hand and mounts him. Baroni is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baroni tries to lock up and control but Stripe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stripe lands a big shot to the head and Baroni winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kimbo Stripe!
An out of breath Kimbo Stripe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ray Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amon Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ra has chosen Immortals as his entrance music. Amon Ra will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Ray Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amon Ra!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ra throws a leg kick which misses Badass's front leg but catches the back leg as Badass tries to avoid it.
Ra 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.
A jab from Ra finds it's way through Badass's defenses.
Ra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ra can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass fails with the takedown.
Badass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass gets a double leg takedown into Ra's guard.
Badass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ra trying to keep a closed guard but Badass is proving a slippery customer.
Ra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ra is trying to keep Badass in close.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badass makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badass lands a couple of digs.
Badass is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ra keeping full guard, as Badass tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to sweep here but Badass controlling him for the moment.
Badass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ra is keeping the position for now.
Badass has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ra is trying to keep Badass in close.
Badass throwing strikes from guard but Ra blocks nicely.
Badass preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Badass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ra, not yet.
Badass is working Ra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Badass connects with a couple of short punches.
Ra looking to control.
Badass drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Badass jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass prevents Ra from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Badass passes Ra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ra felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Badass is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ra sees it coming and defends easily.
Badass is looking to take a break and control but Ra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badass seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badass winds up and cracks Ra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ra tries to roll over but Badass keeps him under control.
Badass is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ra.
Badass postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
Badass is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Badass scoring with some ground and pound.
Badass distracts Ra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Badass is working Ra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badass is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Badass throwing strikes but missing.
Badass works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ra wants to improve his position but Badass is controlling well.
Ra taking some punishment here, with Badass in his half guard.
Ra is rocked!
Badass is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ra is hurt! He's hurt bad - Badass fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ra from any more punishment! Congratulations to Badass! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Ray Badass!
A less than humble Billy Ray Badass misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klay Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klay Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Thompson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henderson regains guard immediately.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson stays in close to Henderson 's body and controls the position.
Henderson wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Thompson prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson stops Henderson from standing up.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson stops Henderson from standing up.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henderson lands a left and a right that send Thompson crashing to the mat, dazed. Henderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thompson is rocked!
It looks like Klay Thompson has been cut.
Henderson finds Thompson's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Thompson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Henderson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Thompson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Henderson !
Benson Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Joney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeden Jedeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Joney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeden Jedeb!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joney looks to score with a jab to the body but Jedeb is just out of range.
Joney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joney misses the shot to the body.
Jedeb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jedeb throws a punch but it's blocked by Joney.
Joney presses Jedeb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Joney.
Jedeb looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Joney.
Joney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Joney.
Jedeb blocks a body shot from Joney.
Jedeb is looking to break free of the clinch but Joney has double underhooks.
Joney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joney lands a hook that snaps the head of Jedeb backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jedeb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedeb.
Joney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joney lands with a left to the head.
Joney managing to block the knees to the body from Jedeb.
Joney lands a body shot.
Joney lands a shoulder strike.
Joney drops Jedeb onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jedeb is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jedeb is rocked!
Joney creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jedeb's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jedeb drops to his knees and Joney pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Joney!
In defeat, Jeden Jedeb stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slash - Nothing to Say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrowatka scores with the left hand. Dassler knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dassler.
Left hook, right uppercut from Syrowatka.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka throws a hook but Dassler avoids it easily.
Dassler takes one to the side of the head.
Syrowatka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Syrowatka does no damage.
Syrowatka misses with a series of wild punches.
Dassler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syrowatka.
Dassler slips a jab and a cross from Syrowatka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrowatka misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Syrowatka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dassler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Syrowatka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Syrowatka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syrowatka looks to land a left hand but Dassler moved out of range nicely.
Dassler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syrowatka.
Dassler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Syrowatka avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler avoids the body shot from Syrowatka.
Dassler shoots for a takedown but Syrowatka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Artur Syrowatka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syrowatka has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Syrowatka leaves Dassler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Syrowatka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Syrowatka.
Dassler looks for a takedown but Syrowatka sprawls well.
Dassler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dassler gets the takedown into side control.
Syrowatka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dassler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dassler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dassler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Dassler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dassler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Syrowatka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dassler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Syrowatka is avoiding damage well.
Dassler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dassler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dassler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Syrowatka wants to control but Dassler postures up.
Syrowatka is looking to reverse the position.
Dassler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dassler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Syrowatka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Syrowatka can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka struggling a bit here.
Dassler has hold of Syrowatka's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Syrowatka tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dassler cranks the arm and Syrowatka screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Syrowatka, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adi Dassler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu has chosen Till the End of Time as his entrance music. Anderson Aldo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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23
190 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 1 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo scores with a head kick.
We've been informed that Tszyu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Tszyu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo throws a low kick but Tszyu avoids it.
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Tszyu in a clinch.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Tszyu managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tszyu tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Tszyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
A short left from Aldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Tszyu wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tszyu lands an overhand right.
Tszyu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Tszyu.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Tszyu fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tszyu misses with a jab to the body
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tszyu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu 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.
Tszyu moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu digs a good hook to Aldo's body.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Tszyu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo. Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tszyu blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Tszyu slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo cracks Tszyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tszyu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Tszyu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tszyu catches Aldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tszyu checks a leg kick.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws a head kick but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Tszyu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tszyu has time to react.
Aldo swings for the body but Tszyu moves out of range.
Aldo backing away here, and Tszyu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu misses the body punch
and Tszyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tszyu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tszyu.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
A left and a right from Tszyu both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Tszyu. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Tszyu.
Aldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the body
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo staying out of range there.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tszyu defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu misses with a straight left.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
Tszyu throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Tszyu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tszyu blocks a jab.
Aldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu blocks a jab.
Tszyu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tszyu staying out of range there.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tszyu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tszyu needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters with a nice body kick.
Tszyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Tszyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tszyu punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tszyu cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Tszyu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tszyu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo digs a good hook to Tszyu's body.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Aldo misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Tszyu blocks the leg kick.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tszyu's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Aldo slips a straight right by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a right hand.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a left and a right that send Tszyu crashing to the mat, dazed. Aldo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tszyu is rocked!
It looks like Kostya Tszyu has been cut.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tszyu circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tszyu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kostya Tszyu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Aldo.
A punch lands to the side of Tszyu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
And Tszyu responds with a good body kick, but Aldo manages to step out the way in time.
Tszyu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
Tszyu takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Tszyu.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Tszyu in a clinch.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Tszyu.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Tszyu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo misses with some punches.
Tszyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo throws out a powerful jab.
Tszyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tszyu misses with a body kick.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo lands an overhand right.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Tszyu.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Tszyu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tszyu misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Tszyu coming out on top.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tszyu's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo throws a right hand that Tszyu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tszyu also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Tszyu counters with a left to the body.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Tszyu lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tszyu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Tszyu takes one to the side of the head.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tszyu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tszyu lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Tszyu's body. Tszyu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tszyu jabs Aldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tszyu misses with a body kick.
Aldo slips a straight right by Tszyu.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tszyu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aldo defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Aldo scores with a jab. Tszyu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tszyu, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Anderson Aldo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kostya Tszyu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Tszyu misses with a leg kick.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo jabs Tszyu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Tszyu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a slapping body shot.
Tszyu is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo throws a hook but Tszyu avoids it easily.
Tszyu throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Tszyu motions for Aldo to come forward. Tszyu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tszyu blocks the leg kick.
Tszyu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tszyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Tszyu lands with a nice body punch.
Tszyu dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tszyu.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Tszyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Tszyu backing up. Tszyu nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Tszyu misses with a body kick.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
Aldo cracks Tszyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Tszyu throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Tszyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Tszyu's head but Tszyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tszyu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tszyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aldo sizes up Tszyu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo darts in and clinches Tszyu up against the cage.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu working hard to break the clinch.
Tszyu tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Aldo feints and then cracks Tszyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tszyu down.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu connects with the punch.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tszyu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
Tszyu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Aldo defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tszyus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kostya Tszyu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo lands with an overhand left.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tszyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo has Tszyu pressed against the cage.
Aldo is struggling to control the position.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Good body shot from Tszyu.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo stalling in the clinch but Tszyu improves position.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Jab, jab by Tszyu - just one landing.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Tszyu takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Kostya Tszyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Aldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Tszyu gets an underhook and turns Aldo into the cage.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Tszyu blocks with his arms.
Tszyu tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tszyu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tszyu takes a shot to the head.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tszyu tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Tszyu misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Tszyu.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Tszyu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu lands an uppercut.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kostya Tszyu.
Well Aldo 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kostya Tszyu!
Kostya Tszyu is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Kostya Tszyu 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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pop
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