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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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211 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Yang!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Yang is looking to clinch.
Mickey Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang misses with a head kick.
Yang tries a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hooke throws a nice looking combination but Yang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang misses with a body kick.
Hooke lands a really nice looking cross but Yang seems unphased.
Hooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooke checks a leg kick.
Yang takes one to the side of the head.
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooke.
Hooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Yang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yang is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Yang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooke avoids the head kick by Yang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang manages to break the clinch.
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hooke is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Hooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang throws a body kick that misses.
Yang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooke.
Hooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang.
Yang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang throws a right and a left that Hooke avoids nicely.
Hooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Yang clinches up against the ropes.
Yang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang throws a head kick but Hooke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yang feints and then cracks Hooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hooke down.
Yang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
Hooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yang lands with a slapping head kick.
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooke.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hooke scores with a hook to the body. Yang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yang closes the distance and pushes Hooke back into the ropes.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Hooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with the combination.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A leg kick checked by Hooke.
Hooke jabs at Yang's body.
A leg kick checked by Hooke.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Nice straight punches there by Hooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooke.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hooke lands a slapping body shot.
Yang tries a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hooke.
Yang feints and then cracks Hooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hooke down.
Hooke cracks Yang with an open hand slap.
Yang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hooke.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yang fails to land with a series of punches.
Yang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooke blocks a jab.
Yang is looking to score with low kicks.
Hooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yang's head.
Yang is looking to chop away at Hooke's legs.
Yang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yang looks to land a combination but Hooke avoids it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yang wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Hooke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yang avoids the body shot from Hooke.
Yang cracks the inside of Hooke's front leg.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
Yang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hooke is out of range and Yang settles back down.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Hooke.
Yang darts in trying to clinch
and Hooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
Yang takes one to the chin there.
That's six 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.
Hooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Yang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hooke.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
Yang is looking to score with low kicks.
Hooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yang lands with a nice body kick.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yang cracks the inside of Hooke's front leg.
Yang feints and then cracks Hooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hooke down.
Hooke checks the leg kick.
Hooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Yang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yang on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yang. That's going to slow Hooke down.
Hooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Hooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hooke throws a looping overhand right but Yang ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Yang lands but Hooke takes it in his stride.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yang misses with a low kick.
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooke throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
Hooke blocks a leg kick.
Hooke lands a really nice looking cross but Yang seems unphased.
Hooke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hooke scores with a shot to the body.
Yang throws a low kick, looking for Hooke's leg but Hooke calmly moves out of range.
Hooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hooke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang throws out a leg kick but Hooke moves out of range and Yang only half commits.
Yang is looking to chop away at Hooke's legs.
Hooke looks to land a combination. Yang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke clobbers Yang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooke checks a leg kick.
Yang instigates a clinch.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooke.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yang obliges.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Hooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Yang has double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang prevents Hooke from breaking the clinch.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooke's face.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang missing with knees to the body.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang with a knee to the head.
Hooke breaks from the clinch.
Hooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yang.
Hooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Yang.
Yang lands a head kick!
Yang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooke is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooke checks the leg kick.
Hooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooke misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Yang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Yang throws a leg kick that misses.
Hooke tries to bum rush Yang with a series of wild strikes but Yang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Hooke.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good shot there by Hooke.
An inside leg kick from Yang misses.
Hooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yang.
Yang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yang wants to slow Hooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Yang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yang lands with a nice body kick.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hooke with a nice cross.
Hooke checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Hooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Hooke stuns Yang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mickey Yang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
Hooke looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
Hooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yang.
Hooke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hooke duly obliges.
Hooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Yang.
Hooke jabs at Yang's body.
Yang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang missing with a left hand there. Hooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke lands with a right hand.
Yang throws the kick towards the body but Hooke avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hooke misses with a body shot.
A combination from Yang does no damage.
Yang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooke.
Hooke cracks Yang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Hooke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yang.
Hooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
TJ Hooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yang. Yang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Hooke misses.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hooke swinging wildly here.
Yang swinging wildly here.
Hooke looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang wants to slow Hooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang looks to land a right hand but Hooke moved out of range.
Hooke checks a leg kick.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yang's hands.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yang throws a low kick, looking for Hooke's leg but Hooke calmly moves out of range.
Yang slips a jab and a cross from Hooke.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke moved away.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
Yang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Yang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hooke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke swinging wildly here.
Hooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Hooke finds it's target.
Yang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yang cracks the inside of Hooke's front leg.
Hooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooke's calf.
Yang drives through and clinches with Hooke against the ropes.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang 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.
Hooke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a push kick but Hooke slaps the foot to one side.
Hooke blocks a leg kick.
Yang throws a combination that misses
and Hooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yang. Yang obviously looking to wear him down.
Yang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke connects with a right hand. Yang shakes it off.
Hooke tests Yang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hooke misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
Yang cracks the inside of Hooke's front leg.
Yang throws a front kick aimed at Hooke's knee but Hooke avoids it well.
Hooke lands with a shot to the body.
Yang forces Hooke back against the ropes and clinches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang trying to land knees to the body.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooke.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang keeps control of Hooke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke is trying to break free.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Hooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yang throws a leg kick which misses Hooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooke tries to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yang, right into the meat.
Yang looks to clinch
and Hooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yang misses with a combination
letting Hooke counter with a right hand.
Yang throws a solid leg kick but Hooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yang.
Yang scores with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooke.
Hooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooke thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang lands a front kick.
Hooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooke misses with the combination.
Hooke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hooke lands with a straight right. Yang didn't see that one coming.
Yang misses with a few strikes there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooke blocks the leg kick.
Yang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hooke.
Hooke checks a leg kick.
Yang misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yang misses.
Yang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yang is looking to land body kicks.
Hooke digs a good hook to Yang's body.
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooke.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yang throws and low kick but Hooke moves out of range easily.
Yang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hooke digs a good hook to Yang's body.
A lazy body kick from Yang
enabling Hooke to counter with a crisp jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hooke throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yang has Hooke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooke.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hooke is trying to force a seperation but Yang has the dominant position.
Yang tries a knee to the head but Hooke blocks it.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries a knee to the head but Hooke blocks it.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooke is trying to break the clinch but Yang is controlling him.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Yang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hooke throws a series of strikes that have Yang backpedaling.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Hooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yang doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Hooke both land. Nice combination.
Hooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hooke's sensitive parts.
Hooke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yang backs up against the ropes.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang.
Hooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Yang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yang misses with a low kick.
Hooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yang at a distance.
Hooke looks to land a left hand but Yang moved out of range nicely.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hooke works the jab nicely.
Hooke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yang wants to land a leg kick but Hooke is out of range.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yang.
Hooke misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Hooke.
Yang misses with a low kick.
Hooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang throws a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
Yang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooke thuds a left hand into Yang's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yang.
An inside leg kick from Yang misses.
Yang misses with a low kick as Hooke jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hooke looks to land a left hand but Yang moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Yang does no damage.
Yang tried to score with a low kick but Hooke checks it.
Good leg kick by Yang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooke blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Hooke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hooke throws a series of strikes that have Yang backpedaling.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yang.
Hooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooke thuds a left hand into Yang's body.
Yang tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooke digs a good body shot into Yang's ribs.
Yang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hooke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yang has managed to clinch.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Yang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooke is defending well for now.
Hooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Hooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yang momentarily.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Yang throws a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hooke blocks the low kick.
Hooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yang rushes Hooke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yang obliges.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang misses with a low kick.
Hooke lands a jab to the nose.
Hooke misses with a two punch combination.
Yang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooke dodges the punch combination from Yang.
Yang throws a head kick but Hooke moves out of range.
Yang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yang looks to land a combination but Hooke avoids it well.
Yang closes the distance and clinches.
Hooke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hooke wants to get back to striking at distance but Yang won't allow it.
Yang missing with knees to the body.
Yang trying to land knees to the body.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Hooke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yang has him pressed against the ropes.
Hooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke tries to break the clinch but Yang is controlling the position.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooke avoids it.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooke.
Hooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hooke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hooke finds it's way through Yang's defenses.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang throws a wild body kick that Hooke sees coming a mile off.
Hooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hooke cracks Yang with an open hand slap.
Hooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Hooke.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke tests Yang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooke misses with a two punch combination.
Yang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hooke.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Yang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Hooke.
Hooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooke.
Hooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Hooke catches Yang right on the button with a cross.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A good leg kick by Yang.
Hooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang motions for Hooke to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hooke cracks Yang with an open hand slap.
Yang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang misses with a body kick.
Yang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooke. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke checks it.
Hooke misses with a two punch combination.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang avoids the body shot from Hooke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yang lands with a kick to the temple. Hooke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Yang.
Nice shot by Hooke.
Yang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot lands for Hooke.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Yang.
Hooke scores with a jab.
Yang clinches up against the ropes.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooke tries to circle away but Yang has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Hooke clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yang wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooke lands a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hooke. Beautiful body shot.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Yang is looking to clinch.
Hooke connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooke checks a leg kick.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
Hooke throws a shot to the body.
Hooke scores with a jab to the body.
Hooke throws a one two combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hooke scores with a jab to the head.
Hooke checks a low kick from Yang.
An inside leg kick from Yang misses.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yang misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Hooke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yang.
Hooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yang on the side of the head.
Yang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hooke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yang wants to clinch.
Hooke misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
Yang misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yang misses with a head kick.
Hooke throws a combination. Yang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang misses with a head kick.
Hooke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yang's head backwards.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooke lands a jab to Yang's midsection.
Hooke blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Hooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yang.
Yang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yang connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yang. That's going to slow Hooke down.
Yang wants to slow Hooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Yang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooke is out of range.
A combination from Yang does no damage.
Yang swinging wildly here.
Yang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hooke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hooke throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooke misses with the combination.
Hooke looks to land a combination. Yang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hooke throws a hook but Yang blocks it.
Yang throws a series of strikes that have Hooke backpedaling.
Hooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hooke checks the leg kick.
Hooke lands a jab to the head.
Hooke avoids the head kick by Yang.
Nice uppercut lands for Hooke. That snapped Yang's head back.
Hooke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hooke throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hooke misses with an uppercut. Yang saw that one coming.
Yang throws a low kick, looking for Hooke's leg but Hooke calmly moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yang is looking to slow Hooke down with leg kicks.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yang's hands.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Yang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yang throws a solid leg kick but Hooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yang.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooke lands with a hook. Yang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang throws a low kick, looking for Hooke's leg but Hooke calmly moves out of range.
Hooke lands a head shot.
Yang is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Yang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's six 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.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Yang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yang is looking to chop away at Hooke's legs.
Hooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang.
Yang looks to land a combination but Hooke avoids it well.
Hooke lunges at Yang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yang's hand.
Yang misses with a double jab
and Hooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooke misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yang.
Yang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Yang lands a two punch combo.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hooke as he checks the leg kick.
Hooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang is looking to score with low kicks.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Hooke moves out of range easily.
Hooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooke throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
Hooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yang wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Yang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooke.
Yang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooke scores with a jab. Yang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yang throws a series of punches but Hooke moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yang walks into a left hand.
Yang thumps Hooke with a low kick.
Hooke swinging wildly here.
Yang thuds his shin into the meat of Hooke's side.
Yang 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.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Hooke misses.
Yang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hooke checks it well.
Yang throws a right hand that Hooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooke also avoids with ease.
Jab from Hooke.
Yang misses with a low kick as Hooke jumps back.
Yang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hooke.
Yang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hooke misses with a wild combination.
Yang lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Yang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yang.
Hooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Hooke.
Nice body punch from Hooke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yang.
Hooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yang misses with a low kick.
Hooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mickey Yang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooke scores with a jab.
Yang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Nice uppercut lands for Hooke. That snapped Yang's head back.
The crowd cheers as Hooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yang doesn't seem phased though.
Hooke lands a right hook to the body.
Hooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yang thumps Hooke with a low kick.
Hooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yang wants to land a leg kick but Hooke is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooke blocks the leg kick.
Hooke throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang swinging wildly here.
Hooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yang is looking to chop away at Hooke's legs.
Hooke lands with a good body shot.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yang. That's going to slow Hooke down.
Yang thumps Hooke with a low kick.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Hooke throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooke throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Yang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Hooke coming out on top.
Yang tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Hooke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Yang off the ropes and back into rage.
Yang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Hooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang has managed to clinch.
Hooke managing to block the knees to the body from Yang.
Yang is trying to force a seperation but Hooke has the dominant position.
Hooke is trying to break the clinch but Yang is controlling him.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooke is trying to break the clinch but Yang has him pressed against the ropes.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke tries to break free but Yang pushes him back against the ropes.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Hooke working hard to break the clinch.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang prevents Hooke from breaking the clinch.
Yang trying to land knees to the body.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hooke.
Nice shot by Hooke.
Hooke checks a leg kick.
Hooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
Yang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hooke.
Hooke misses with the combination.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hooke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yang throws a low kick, looking for Hooke's leg but Hooke calmly moves out of range.
Yang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yang takes the fight into the clinch.
Yang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooke is defending well for now.
Yang has Hooke pressed against the ropes, preventing Hooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooke's calf.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hooke throws a combination. Yang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang throws a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
Yang tries to land a leg kick but Hooke saw it coming and moves away.
Hooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Hooke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hooke misses with a two punch combination.
Yang throws a front kick aimed at Hooke's knee but Hooke avoids it well.
Hooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick from Yang lands but Hooke takes it in his stride.
Hooke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hooke's sensitive parts.
Hooke connects with a jab.
Yang is looking to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hooke lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Yang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hooke connects with a right hand. Yang shakes it off.
Hooke swinging wildly here.
Yang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooke avoids the head kick by Yang.
Yang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Yang's head.
Hooke throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yang.
Yang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Hooke moves out of range easily.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooke swinging wildly here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke lands with a nice combination. Yang backs away looking to recover.
Yang misses with a few strikes there.
Hooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang slips a straight right by Hooke.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hooke avoids the head kick by Yang.
Yang wants to land a leg kick but Hooke is out of range.
Donk. Hooke catches Yang right on the button with a cross.
Yang motions for Hooke to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke scores with a punch to the head.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang throws a leg kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hooke.
Yang tries to work over Hooke's front leg with a kick but Hooke checks it.
Hooke lands with a straight right. Yang didn't see that one coming.
Hooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooke blocks a low kick nicely.
Yang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hooke checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Hooke.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Yang.
Yang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hooke!
Yang tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Yang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yang takes the fight into the clinch.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Hooke's ribcage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Hooke tries to circle away but Yang has him pinned against the ropes.
Hooke manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Hooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang tried to score with a low kick but Hooke checks it.
A leg kick checked by Hooke.
Yang throws a low kick but Hooke avoids it.
Hooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yang at a distance.
Yang throws a leg kick but Hooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hooke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TJ Hooke.
Well Yang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mickey Yang!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mickey Yang!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mickey Yang!
Mickey Yang wins by unanimous decision!
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