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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langston comes to the cage accompanied by Inside the Fire by Disturbed. Tszyu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Something Worth Fighting For kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hank Langston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Langston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Tszyu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tszyu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tszyu throws an overhand right that lands on Langston's shoulder, as Langston tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Tszyu misses.
Langston lands with a shot to the body.
Tszyu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Hank Langston has been cut.
Langston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langston misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Langston throws a series of punches but Tszyu avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Langston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tszyu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Tszyu misses.
Langston connects with a right hand. Tszyu shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
Langston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tszyu scores with a nice right hand.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
Hank Langston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langston misses with a combination
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langston jabs at Tszyu's body.
Tszyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langston.
A jab from Langston misses.
Langston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut. Langston saw that one coming.
Tszyu gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Langston wants to get back to striking at distance but Tszyu won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Langston working aggressively here.
Tszyu lands a nice uppercut.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Langston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langston's gas tank.
Langston throws a head punch that misses.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
Tszyu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Langston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Langston cracks Tszyu with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Langston is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu prevents Langston from breaking the clinch.
Tszyu presses Langston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tszyu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Tszyu.
Tszyu works on Langston's body with a couple of short punches.
Tszyu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tszyu lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Tszyu digs a right hand underneath Langston's ribcage. Langston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Langston takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Langston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langston's gas tank.
Tszyu lands an elbow that stopped Langston in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Langston tries to break the clinch but Tszyu is controlling the position.
Tszyu is working Langston over against the cage.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Langston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langston's gas tank.
Langston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Tszyu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
A right hand to the body from Tszyu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Tszyu lands a nice uppercut.
Tszyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu avoiding damage.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu cracks Langston with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Tszyu.
Tszyu controlling the action here for a moment.
Tszyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tszyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Tszyu as the two fighters clinch.
Tszyu effectively controlling the action here.
Langston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Langston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Langston takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu cracks Langston with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tszyu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Tszyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Langston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Tszyu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tszyu.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Langston misses with a two punch combination.
Tszyu closes the distance and pushes Langston back into the cage.
Langston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Tszyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tszyu misses with a knee to the head.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
Tszyu lands a shot to the body.
Tszyu scores with a hook to the body.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Langston is trying to break the clinch but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
Tszyu lands a left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tszyu 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Tszyu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tszyu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Langston.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu lands a left hand.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Langston blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Langston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Tszyu.
Konstantin Tszyu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
Tszyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tszyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tszyu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu lands a nice uppercut.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Langston takes a shot to the head.
Tszyu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu keeps control of Langston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langston is trying to break free.
Tszyu lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tszyu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tszyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu scores with a shoulder strike.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Tszyu.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Tszyu.
A shot in the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu digs a right hand underneath Langston's ribcage. Langston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu digs a right hand into Langston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langston's gas tank.
Tszyu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Langston wants to get back to striking at distance but Tszyu won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Tszyu slowing the pace effectively.
Tszyu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Tszyu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tszyu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tszyu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
Tszyu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
A body shot lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Langston or not.
Tszyu is working Langston over against the cage.
Tszyu lands a left hand.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tszyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Langston wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tszyu.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Langston's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tszyu.
Good body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Langston tries to stall but Tszyu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tszyu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tszyu is leaning against Langston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Langston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tszyu lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Tszyu prevents Langston from breaking the clinch.
Langston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu gets through Langston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tszyu.
A short right from Tszyu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Tszyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Langston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Tszyu.
Tszyu clinches up with Langston and pushes him back against the cage.
Langston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Langston is looking to break free of the clinch but Tszyu has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Langston wants to break free but Tszyu has control.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Langston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tszyu has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tszyu keeps control of Langston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Come on Tszyu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Langston is looking to break free of the clinch but Tszyu has double underhooks.
Tszyu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Langston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Langston.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Langston is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Tszyu as the two fighters clinch.
Langston can't break the clinch.
Tszyu pushes Langston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Langston backwards.
Oh Langston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a big knee to the head and Langston goes down! Tszyu pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Tszyu! Konstantin Tszyu retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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