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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class) and Wonderbeau Winkle (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Bekzod comes to the cage accompanied by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Wonderbeau Winkle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class 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 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Wonderbeau Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bekzod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bekzod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkle blocks an uppercut.
Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Winkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Winkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod blocking some punches.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Winkle.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winkle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bekzod scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winkle looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle wants to sweep here but Bekzod controlling him for the moment.
Bekzod being controlled here momentarily.
Winkle is trying to control the position but Bekzod postures up.
Winkle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Our spies down at at Tokyo All-Stars inform us that Winkle has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winkle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bekzod misses with an uppercut. Winkle saw that one coming.
Winkle slips a jab from Bekzod.
Bekzod cracks Winkle with a good jab.
Winkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Winkle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bekzod lands a leg kick that knocks Winkle off balance momentarily.
Winkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bekzod.
Bekzod rushes Winkle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Winkle misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle lands a nice uppercut.
Winkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Winkle blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Winkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Winkle.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Winkle's head.
Winkle lands a shot to the body.
Winkle misses with a body punch.
Winkle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bekzod just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winkle.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod prevents a body shot from Winkle.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Winkle's head.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Winkle on the inside.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Winkle blocks it.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winkle lands a hook that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winkle tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winkle or not.
Bekzod lands a nice uppercut.
Winkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkle blocking some punches.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
Winkle lands with a light punch inside.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Winkle.
Winkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod lands a left hand.
Bekzod misses with the head strike.
Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winkle loads up on a big right hand but Bekzod slips the punch.
Bekzod throwing a counter right hand but Winkle manages to avoid it.
Bekzod clobbers Winkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bekzod throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Bekzod's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Winkle throws a looping overhand right but Bekzod ducks down to avoid it.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bekzod catches Winkle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bekzod tries to clinch up.
Bekzod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winkle connects with a body shot.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the body.
Winkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Winkle.
Winkle misses with a head kick.
Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Bekzod catches Winkle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod motions for Winkle to come forward. Bekzod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
Winkle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bekzod takes a swing at Winkle's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Winkle.
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Azad Bekzod is winning the standup battle so far.
Winkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bekzod's sensitive parts.
Winkle rushes Bekzod and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bekzod breaks from the clinch.
Winkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bekzod slips under a jab from Winkle.
Winkle misses with a hook to the body
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winkle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bekzod.
Winkle misses with a wild body shot.
Winkle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bekzod misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle tries to clinch there but Bekzod circles away.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod closes the distance and pushes Winkle back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winkle blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bekzod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Bekzod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkle can do to turn this around?
Winkle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bekzod.
A short left from Winkle.
Nice body punch from Winkle.
Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Winkle is leaning against Bekzod and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winkle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bekzod or not.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Winkle.
Winkle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Winkle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is looking for a triangle but Bekzod pushes his legs off easily.
Winkle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bekzod manages to get himself to full guard.
Bekzod being controlled here, momentarily.
Winkle wants to pass the guard but Bekzod is keeping the position.
Winkle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bekzod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winkle passes into half guard.
Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Bekzod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winkle trying to control from Bekzod's half guard. Bekzod has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Winkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Bekzod has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wonderbeau Winkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bekzod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Bekzod. Beautiful body shot.
Bekzod throws a head kick but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle tries a quick counter leg kick but Bekzod is wise to it.
Bekzod lands a nice shot that snaps Winkle's head back.
Bekzod scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Winkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winkle.
Winkle moves forwards but Bekzod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bekzod with the inside leg kick.
Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bekzod fires out a quick counter leg kick but Winkle just manages to avoid it.
Winkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bekzod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bekzod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bekzod cracks Winkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bekzod moves into 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!
Winkle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
Winkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Bekzod.
A short body shot lands from Bekzod as the two fighters clinch.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle fails to pull guard.
Bekzod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winkles head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
A short left from Bekzod.
Winkle takes a shot to the head.
Bekzod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Bekzod lands an uppercut.
Bekzod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Bekzod.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the body.
Bekzod misses with a body shot.
Winkle digs a good body shot into Bekzod's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bekzod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bekzod feints and then cracks Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winkle down.
Bekzod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bekzod lands with an uppercut that bounces Winkle off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bekzod.
Bekzod scores with a nice right hand.
Winkle lands a slapping body shot.
Winkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bekzod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bekzod connects with a right hand. Winkle shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Bekzod.
Bekzod throws a big shot that misses.
Winkle misses with a lunging right hand
and Bekzod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bekzod.
Winkle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bekzod if he has to take too many more of those.
Winkle misses the jab.
Bekzod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winkle.
Winkle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winkle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
Bekzod changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bekzod swats away the attempt to clinch by Winkle.
The fighters circling - Winkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winkle misses with an uppercut.
Bekzod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winkle.
Winkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winkle lands a body shot.
Bekzod connects with a leg kick.
Bekzod misses with a low kick.
Winkle throws a chopping leg kick but Bekzod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winkle misses with a hook. Bekzod ducked under it nicely.
Winkle avoids the body shot from Bekzod.
Donk. Bekzod catches Winkle right on the button with a cross.
Bekzod lands with a hook. Winkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winkle.
Bekzod tries to work over Winkle's front leg with a kick but Winkle checks it.
Winkle misses with the body kick
and Bekzod counters with a nice body shot.
Bekzod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkle is looking to chop away at Bekzod's legs.
Bekzod misses with a head kick.
Winkle throws the kick towards the body but Bekzod avoids it.
Winkle scores with a jab to the body.
Winkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bekzod moves into the clinch.
A short right from Bekzod.
Winkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winkle pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winkle seems keen to control Bekzod's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bekzod misses with a low kick as Winkle jumps back.
Bekzod connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Winkle.
Winkle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bekzod tries to clinch but Winkle moves out of range.
Bekzod with the inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bekzod, as that shot connected.
Winkle throws a body punch but Bekzod moves out of range.
Bekzod moves out of range as Winkle strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bekzod misses its target.
Winkle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bekzod throws a leg kick but Winkle checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod stuns Winkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winkle swinging wildly here.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod drops his hands momentarily and Winkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bekzod moves away from the strike by Winkle.
Bekzod was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winkle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winkle with a hook.
Bekzod tries to clinch there but Winkle circles away.
Bekzod scores with a nice right hand.
Bekzod swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winkle counters with a left to the body.
Winkle throws a hook but Bekzod avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bekzod, as that shot connected.
Bekzod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bekzod connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winkle throws a leg kick but Bekzod moved away.
Winkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bekzod looks to land a right hand but Winkle moved out of range.
Bekzod tries a low kick but Winkle avoids it.
Winkle throws out a counter right but Bekzod avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Winkle.
Bekzod scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle looks to throw a body kick
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winkle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bekzod misses with a straight right.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
Winkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bekzod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winkle's sensitive parts.
Winkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bekzod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bekzod scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winkle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winkle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Winkle tries to clinch but Bekzod is having none of it.
Winkle misses the jab.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkle circles away.
Winkle tries a quick counter leg kick but Bekzod is wise to it.
Winkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkle is just out of range.
Bekzod connects with a single shot there.
Winkle throws a looping overhand right but Bekzod ducks down to avoid it.
Bekzod lands with a straight right. Winkle didn't see that one coming.
Bekzod swings widly with a right hand
and Winkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bekzod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winkle.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winkle tries to keep at a distance but Bekzod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winkle lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Winkle blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Winkle.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkle throws a head punch that misses.
Azad Bekzod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Winkle avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Winkle.
Winkle fails to pull guard.
Winkle misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winkle blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Winkle.
Winkle pushes Bekzod back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winkle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bekzod to keep the fight standing.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkle's elbow.
Winkle tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod had his way with Wonderbeau Winkle in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bekzod throws a head kick but Winkle moves out of range.
Bekzod misses with a low kick as Winkle jumps back.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkle scores with a hook.
Bekzod moves out of range of the body kick from Winkle.
Bekzod clinches with his opponent.
Winkle misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
A head punch on the inside from Winkle fails to land.
Winkle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Winkle.
Winkle lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Bekzod.
Winkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod working aggressively here.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
Winkle misses with a body punch.
Winkle lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Wonderbeau Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod presses Winkle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bekzod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winkle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bekzod lands a nice uppercut.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
Bekzod lands with a right to the head.
Bekzod pushes Winkle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bekzod pushes Winkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod gets through Winkle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Winkle's ribcage. Winkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bekzod.
A head punch on the inside from Winkle fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winkle scores with a shot to the side of Bekzod's head.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Winkle.
Winkle is trying to pull guard but Bekzod turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Winkle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bekzod just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azad Bekzod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonderbeau Winkle.
Bekzod has a couple of punches blocked by Winkle.
Bekzod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Winkle takes a shot to the head.
Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Winkle prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkle lands an uppercut.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Winkle.
Winkle gets control of Bekzod's arms and successfully pulls guard. Winkle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winkle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bekzod trying to control but Winkle is working from the bottom.
Winkle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Winkle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winkle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bekzod controls the pace.
Bekzod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winkle on the ground.
Winkle is trying to control the position but Bekzod postures up.
Azad Bekzod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Winkle, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bekzod looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winkle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bekzod avoids the head kick by Winkle.
Winkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Winkle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Bekzod.
Winkle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winkle scores with a jab to the head.
Bekzod cracks Winkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winkle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azad Bekzod showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bekzod has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Azad Bekzod thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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