PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Own little World. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kang's choice of entrance music: Black Mass. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wood
vs
Kang

183 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Kang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Kang throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kang.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Kang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kang throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Kang scores with a three punch combo!
Wood thows a body shot but no joy.
Kang misses with a two punch combination.
Kang fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Kang scores with a sloppy right hand. Wood should have avoided that one.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Kang checks the leg kick.

Wood has managed to clinch.
Kang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Kang pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wood.
Kang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wood uses from the top position.
Kang wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Kang is retaining full guard.
Kang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Kang is retaining full guard.
Kang keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kang holds on and takes a little breather.
Kang working a defensive guard but Wood manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kang tries to bench press Wood off him but Wood keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kang misses with a body shot
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kang misses its intended target.
A big right from Kang misses.
Kang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Wood throws a push kick but Kang slaps the foot to one side.
Demian Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kang.
Kang misses with a hook.

Wood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kang avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Kang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Kang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kang.
Kang misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Kang looks gassed!
Kang misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a low kick, right behind Kang 's knee.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wood moves into the clinch.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Kang won't want to take too many of those.
Wood landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thor Wood will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kang.
Demian Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood moves out of range as Kang strikes.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kang looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood moves away from the strike by Kang.
Kang with a poor takedown
and Wood counters with a good, hard body kick but Kang shrugs it off.

Wood has managed to clinch.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kang avoids it.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Kang is breathing heavily.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang letting Wood take a breather here.
Kang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Kang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood throws a leg kick but Kang checks it.

Wood moves into range and clinches up with Kang.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Kang is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
Kang working aggressively here.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Kang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thor Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Kang.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kang throws a predictable looking body shot

and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
Kang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood landing knees to the head.

It looks like Demian Kang has been cut.
Wood wants to stall.
Wood crunches a lovely knee into Kang's ribcage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood crunches a lovely knee into Kang's ribcage.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kang avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Kang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood crunches a lovely knee into Kang's ribcage.
Wood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wood pushes Kang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Wood is leaning against Kang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wood.
Kang fails to pull guard.
Kang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood lands a body punch.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood is working Kang over against the cage.
Thor Wood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Kang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Kang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kang on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood lands a nice hook to Kang's body. Kang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kang misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Thor Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Kang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wood. That one must have hurt.
Thor Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands a head kick. Kang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wood.
Wood slips a straight right by Kang.
Wood thumps Kang with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kang avoids the body shot from Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Kang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Kang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kang blocks a head kick by Wood.
The fighters circling - Kang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Kang 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.
Kang looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Kang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Kang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood staying out of range there.
Kang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood scores with a body shot.
Wood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kang momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood thumps Kang with a low kick.
Kang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
A head kick from Wood lands but Kang takes it in his stride.
Wood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Wood wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wood.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.

Wood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood scores with a hook to the body.
Wood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Kang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Kang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wood connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wood looking to stall.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wood.
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kang.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood taking a breather.
Kang tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Good body shot from Wood.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood blocks a body shot from Kang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kang being controlled against the cage.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kang wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Kang takes a shot to the head.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Kang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wood's corner calls for a 1-2. Wood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wood jabs at Kang's body.
Wood blocks a jab.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood scores with a push kick.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kang can do to turn this around?
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Kang is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kang to score with a decent uppercut.
Kang looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kang will feel that in the morning.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Kang's torso.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Kang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kang throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Wood lunges at Kang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kang's hand.
Kang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wood cracks Kang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Kang tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kang in his tracks.
Kang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood feints and then cracks Kang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kang down.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Kang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Wood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wood has closed the distance and engaged Kang in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Kang tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wood has Kang up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood landing knees to the head.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood is working Kang over against the cage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Wood digs a right hand into Kang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kang's gas tank.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood working Kang over with knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Wood.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood working Kang over with knees to the body.
Wood cracks Kang with a nice body shot.
Kang tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Kang working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Wood.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
Kang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
The referee calls for Wood to work.
Wood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood had his way with Demian Kang in that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Kang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wood cracks the inside of Kang's front leg.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kang misses with a jab to the body
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood slips under a jab.
Kang missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kang throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kang throws out the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wood.
Kang is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kang was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood works Kang's body with a nice hook.
Wood moves out of range as Kang strikes.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Wood cracks Kang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kang. That did some damage!
Wood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kang's calf.

Wood clinches up against the cage.
Wood stalling.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kang's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang jumps guard but Wood stands there with Kang around his waist. Kang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
Wood works on Kang's body with a couple of short punches.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Kang is trying to break free.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is struggling to control the position.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kang jumps guard but Wood stands there with Kang around his waist. Kang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demian Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kang up against the cage.
Kang jumps guard but Wood stands there with Kang around his waist. Kang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thor Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Kang.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wood.
Thor Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Kang.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood delivers a nice body kick.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Kang's front leg but catches the back leg as Kang tries to avoid it.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:41
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:41
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Wood!
Thor Wood retains his welterweight title!