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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 46 p4p, 125 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Mukunzi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27 - 5 - 1 |
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19 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Mukunzi saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Mukunzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mukunzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Mukunzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mukunzi jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mukunzi throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Mukunzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukunzi, as that shot connected.
Mukunzi tries to land a body kick
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mukunzi's knee momentarily.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Mukunzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mukunzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Mukunzi rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Mukunzi.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a jab when Mukunzi was well out of range.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mukunzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Mukunzi lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mukunzi closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short left from Khan.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Mukunzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan tries a body shot but Mukunzi blocks it.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Mukunzi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mukunzi can turn it around.
A short right from Mukunzi on the inside.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi lands a shoulder strike.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan presses Mukunzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Khan working aggressively here.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Mukunzi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a body shot.
Mukunzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Mukunzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Mukunzi settles back down.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mukunzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mukunzi tries to clinch up.
Mukunzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mukunzi is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mukunzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a left to the body.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Mukunzi tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mukunzi.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mukunzi manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a jab when Mukunzi was well out of range.
Mukunzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Mukunzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Mukunzi should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi misses with a kick to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mukunzi.
The fighters circling - Mukunzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Mukunzi scores with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mukunzi misses with a hook.
Mukunzi moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Salomon Mukunzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mukunzi tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Mukunzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Khan.
Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan moves away from the strike by Mukunzi.
Khan tries to bum rush Mukunzi with a series of wild strikes but Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Mukunzi checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mukunzi lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Mukunzi looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi clinches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Mukunzi avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan gets through Mukunzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Khan works on Mukunzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mukunzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mukunzi on the side of the head.
Khan checks a low kick from Mukunzi.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Mukunzi moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Mukunzi's ribcage. Mukunzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan cracks Mukunzi with a nice body shot.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mukunzi controls his hands.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A right hook to the body lands for Mukunzi.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mukunzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mukunzis head.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mukunzi or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Mukunzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mukunzi tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mukunzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Mukunzi as he checks the leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a shot to the body.
Mukunzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mukunzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mukunzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Mukunzi lands a nice uppercut.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mukunzi.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mukunzi throws a head punch that misses.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Mukunzi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan works on Mukunzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Mukunzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mukunzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Mukunzi avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
Mukunzi working hard to break the clinch.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan had his way with Salomon Mukunzi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mukunzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Mukunzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi scores with a nice right hand.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mukunzi tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Mukunzi.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mukunzi tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mukunzi works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Salomon Mukunzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi is looking to score with low kicks.
Mukunzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Mukunzi down.
A shot to the liver by Mukunzi. Beautiful body shot.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mukunzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan blocks a jab.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mukunzi - that will leave a mark!
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi swinging wildly here.
Mukunzi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mukunzi throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Mukunzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan thuds his right hand into Mukunzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan with a nice cross.
Mukunzi misses with a body kick.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mukunzi scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukunzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mukunzi under the eye.
Khan thuds a left hand into Mukunzi's body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukunzi throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan retains his middleweight title!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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