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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes into the arena with Hong Entrance Song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tallon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
Laborina Lim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tallon's coach down at The Dog House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tallon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon lands a right hook to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a wild body kick that Tallon sees coming a mile off.
Laborina Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tallon.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick
and Tallon counters with an inside leg kick.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses
and Laborina Lim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laborina Lim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tallon to score with a decent uppercut.
Laborina Lim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laborina Lim 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 Tallon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tallon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tallon. Laborina Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tallon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon scores with a nice strike.
Tallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Laborina Lim moves into range and clinches up with Tallon.
A right hand to the body from Laborina Lim.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
A right hook to the body lands for Tallon.
A short right from Laborina Lim on the inside.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
Tallon looking to stall.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand.
Laborina Lim digs a right hand underneath Tallon's ribcage. Tallon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laborina Lim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the ropes.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon wants to get back to striking at distance but Laborina Lim won't allow it.
A short left from Laborina Lim.
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Laborina Lim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallon blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
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.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laborina Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laborina Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Tallon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon 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 Laborina Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laborina Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tallon looks to throw the jab but Laborina Lim is out of range.
Tallon lands a lovely overhand right.
Tallon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laborina Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tallon tries a quick counter leg kick but Laborina Lim is wise to it.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tallon.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon's corner calls for a 1-2. Tallon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tallon misses with a hook
letting Laborina Lim counter with a right hand.
Tallon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Laborina Lim's shoulder, as Laborina Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tallon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sean Tallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laborina Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - Tallon circles away.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
As Tallon tries to get set, Laborina Lim tries to push him back and clinch up but Tallon manages to avoid the attempt.
Laborina Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon moves out of range as Laborina Lim strikes.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Laborina Lim off balance momentarily.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tallon.
It seemed like Tallon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tallon throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laborina Lim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Tallon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Laborina Lim misses the target.
Tallon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laborina Lim scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a good cross that connects.
Laborina Lim closes the distance and pushes Tallon back into the ropes.
Laborina Lim being controlled against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallon's elbow.
Tallon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laborina Lim tries to work over Tallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Tallon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laborina Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a one two combo.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
Tallon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tallon tries to land a leg kick but Laborina Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Laborina Lim is looking to counter the offense by Tallon and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tallon takes a step back to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tallon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laborina Lim - the referee stops the clock and Tallon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laborina Lim. Tallon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tallon throws a big shot that misses.
Laborina Lim defending well as Tallon loads up on a big left hand.
Laborina Lim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tallons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim connects with a body shot that sends Tallon's belly button to the back.
Tallon avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Tallon connects with the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tallon moves away and avoids it.
Laborina Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tallon.
Laborina Lim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tallon can do to turn this around?
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
Laborina Lim throws the kick towards the body but Tallon avoids it.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scores with a leg kick.
Tallon takes a swing at Laborina Lim's ribcage but misses.
Laborina Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick as Tallon jumps back.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laborina Lim.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laborina Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
Both fighters circling a little - Laborina Lim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laborina Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tallon on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tallon scores with a nice body kick.
Tallon connects with a body shot that sends Laborina Lim's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Laborina Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim looks for the body kick but Tallon saw that one coming.
Laborina Lim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tallon's head.
Laborina Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laborina Lim thows a leg kick but Tallon checks it
and Tallon counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antonio Laborina Lim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
That's time! Laborina Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tallon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laborina Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scores with a body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laborina Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laborina Lim tests Tallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tallon scores with a jab to the head.
Tallon throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tallon will feel that in the morning.
Laborina Lim fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon jabs Laborina Lim right on the nose. Laborina Lim blinks but takes it well.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Laborina Lim's shoulder, as Laborina Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tallon.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
Laborina Lim's corner calls for a 1-2. Laborina Lim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Laborina Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Laborina Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tallon throws out the jab.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick that knocks Tallon off balance momentarily.
Tallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tallon blocks the body kick.
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Tallon.
Tallon throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laborina Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tallon.
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!
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim moves away from the strike by Tallon.
Laborina Lim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
Tallon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon tried to score with a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it.
Tallon looks to land a right hand but Laborina Lim moved out of range.
Tallon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Laborina Lim slips under a jab from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tallon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tallon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim tries to counter by clinching up but Tallon breaks away and moves out of range.
Sean Tallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tallon.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick.
Tallon throws a low kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tallon throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim blocks a jab.
Laborina Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laborina Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tallon in his tracks.
Laborina Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laborina Lim is looking for a counter combo.
Laborina Lim misses with the combination.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laborina Lim lands a head shot.
Laborina Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tallon. Tallon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tallon cracks Laborina Lim with an open hand slap.
Tallon misses with a right hand
and Laborina Lim counters with an outside leg kick.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laborina Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laborina Lim with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laborina Lim. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laborina Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim lands a head shot.
Laborina Lim throws a looping overhand right but Tallon ducks down to avoid it.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tallon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tallon throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon connects with a looping right hand.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laborina Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Laborina Lim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tallon.
Laborina Lim scores with a leg kick.
Laborina Lim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tallon misses with a left hand
and Laborina Lim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tallon thows a leg kick but Laborina Lim checks it
and Laborina Lim counters with a good low kick that Tallon was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Laborina Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laborina Lim 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Laborina Lim!
After the fight, Antonio Laborina Lim was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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