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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeru Kobayashi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Kobayashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinn Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobayashi misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Kobayashi moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kobayashi moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kobayashi moved out of range.
Kobayashi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kobayashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kobayashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Kobayashi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee slips a straight right by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Kobayashi counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi avoids the body shot from Lee.
Quinn Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Kobayashi moves away from the strike by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kobayashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Kobayashi.
Lee misses the jab.
Kobayashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Kobayashi jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Kobayashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Kobayashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Kobayashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobayashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kobayashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobayashi takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Kobayashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Kobayashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kobayashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Kobayashi moved out of range nicely.
Kobayashi swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Kobayashi throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the head.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kobayashi. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kobayashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kobayashi saw that one coming.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kobayashi can pounce on him.
Kobayashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kobayashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kobayashi stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Kobayashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kobayashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kobayashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kobayashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kobayashi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kobayashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kobayashi jabs at Lee's body.
Kobayashi stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kobayashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kobayashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobayashi sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kobayashi lands with a shot to the body.
Kobayashi lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
No joy there for Kobayashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kobayashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Kobayashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobayashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kobayashi throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Kobayashi.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kobayashi!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kobayashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kobayashi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Kobayashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobayashi stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Kobayashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kobayashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kobayashi cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Kobayashi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kobayashi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Kobayashi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kobayashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Kobayashi coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kobayashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kobayashi moves away and avoids it.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Kobayashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeru Kobayashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobayashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Kobayashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kobayashi - that will leave a mark!
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kobayashi misses with the combination.
Kobayashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kobayashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kobayashi lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kobayashi has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice body kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the head.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Kobayashi takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Kobayashi throws a good cross that connects.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Kobayashi lands with an overhand left.
Kobayashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Kobayashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kobayashi.
Kobayashi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobayashi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobayashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobayashi. Kobayashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kobayashi lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
A jab from Kobayashi finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobayashi thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kobayashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kobayashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Kobayashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Kobayashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kobayashi pushes Lee away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kobayashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Kobayashi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Kobayashi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kobayashi lands an overhand right.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kobayashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Kobayashi there.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kobayashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kobayashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kobayashi connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kobayashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobayashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Kobayashi lands with a good body shot.
Kobayashi throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobayashi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobayashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kobayashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Kobayashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee takes one on the button.
Kobayashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kobayashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kobayashi just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kobayashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kobayashi. Lee shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kobayashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobayashi.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Kobayashi lands.
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Kobayashi jabs at Lee's body.
Kobayashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Kobayashi slips the punch.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi scores with a body shot.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kobayashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Kobayashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kobayashi works the jab nicely.
Kobayashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kobayashi lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kobayashi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobayashi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kobayashi scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to de liver by Kobayashi. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kobayashi lands a jab to the nose.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Kobayashi defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Kobayashi jabs at Lee's body.
Kobayashi throws out a powerful jab.
Kobayashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kobayashi scores with a hook.
Kobayashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Kobayashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Good shot there by Kobayashi.
A jab from Lee misses.
Kobayashi throws a shot to the body.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kobayashi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Kobayashi slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Kobayashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Kobayashi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kobayashi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobayashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
Kobayashi misses with a two punch combination.
Kobayashi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Kobayashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kobayashi connects with a crisp jab.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kobayashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Kobayashi cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, jab by Kobayashi - just one landing.
Kobayashi lands with a cross.
Kobayashi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kobayashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kobayashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobayashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kobayashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Kobayashi scores with a four punch combination!
Kobayashi lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee with a hook.
Lee throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the head.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kobayashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi connects with a crisp jab.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kobayashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Kobayashi works Lee's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good shot there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Kobayashi scores with a nice body kick.
Kobayashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kobayashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kobayashi lands a head shot.
Kobayashi digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Kobayashi lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Kobayashi scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kobayashi's shoulder, as Kobayashi tries to avoid the shot.
Kobayashi thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kobayashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kobayashi digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kobayashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Kobayashi connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi with a jab.
Kobayashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands with a good body shot.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Kobayashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Kobayashi connects with the punch.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kobayashi lands a jab to the nose.
Kobayashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
A cross from Kobayashi lands.
Kobayashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Kobayashi.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee is rocked!
Kobayashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Kobayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobayashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kobayashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kobayashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kobayashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobayashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi lands a jab.
Kobayashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the body.
Kobayashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kobayashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Kobayashi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kobayashi scores with a hook.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kobayashi saw that one coming.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kobayashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kobayashi catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobayashi lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Kobayashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi had his way with Quinn Lee in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi misses with a double jab.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobayashi.
Lee throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Lee misses the body punch
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kobayashi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Kobayashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kobayashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Kobayashi throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Kobayashi.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to de liver by Kobayashi. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Kobayashi catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Kobayashi lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kobayashi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Kobayashi. That snapped Lee's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobayashi, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Kobayashi lands.
Kobayashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kobayashi finish him?
Kobayashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kobayashi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kobayashi - that will leave a mark!
Kobayashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kobayashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Kobayashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kobayashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobayashi catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kobayashi punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee throws the left hand but Kobayashi avoids the punch easily.
Quinn Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobayashi, right into the meat.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the head.
Kobayashi lands a right hook to the body.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobayashi dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Kobayashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kobayashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Kobayashi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi connects with a body shot.
Kobayashi lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Kobayashi with a nice cross.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kobayashi lands with a nice body punch.
Kobayashi lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Kobayashi.
Lee throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
Kobayashi sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kobayashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kobayashi scores with a shot to the body.
Kobayashi connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Kobayashi catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kobayashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kobayashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kobayashi cracks Lee with a good jab.
Kobayashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Kobayashi finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kobayashi, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Kobayashi. That snapped Lee's head back.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kobayashi digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Kobayashi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobayashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kobayashi.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kobayashi punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Kobayashi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Kobayashi.
Nice uppercut there from Kobayashi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kobayashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kobayashi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:40
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:40
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kobayashi!
Takeru Kobayashi is the new light heavyweight champion!
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