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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 9 p4p, 81 weight class) and Kawainui Perry (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Bekzod comes to the cage accompanied by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Kawainui Perry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Azad Bekzod's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 30 - 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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod gets a clinch.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Perry on the inside.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands a hook that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Bekzod lands with a short shot to the head.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Perry tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bekzod presses Perry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod takes a shot to the head.
Bekzod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Perry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Bekzod lands an uppercut.
Perry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bekzod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perry or not.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bekzod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod gets through Perry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
Bekzod avoids the elbow strike from Perry, against the cage.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Bekzod gets through Perry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Perry lands a body punch.
Perry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Perry prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
A short uppercut from Perry.
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
A short right from Bekzod.
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Perry's ribcage. Perry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Still in the clinch, Bekzod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Perry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Bekzod.
Bekzod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Perry's ribcage. Perry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
Perry misses with some punches.
Bekzod prevents a body shot from Perry.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Perry as the two fighters clinch.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Perry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
A short body shot lands from Bekzod as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bekzod's defenses.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
A short right from Perry.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Perry pushes off an throws an elbow but Bekzod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Bekzod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perry.
Perry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry misses with some punches.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
Perry prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perry or not.
Still in the clinch, Bekzod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Azad Bekzod will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bekzod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
Perry motions for Bekzod to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bekzod throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bekzod ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Bekzod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Bekzod cracks Perry with an open hand slap.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bekzod checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perry's head backwards.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
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.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekzod moves to clinch but Perry breaks away
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Bekzod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Bekzod was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perry.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Bekzod coming out on top.
Bekzod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bekzod staying out of range there.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perry is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bekzod misses with a looping left.
Perry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bekzod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perry momentarily.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook but Bekzod blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekzod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
Bekzod connects with the punch.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the body.
Bekzod clobbers Perry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bekzod clinches up with Perry and pushes him back against the cage.
Perry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Bekzod.
Perry working aggressively here.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod prevents a body shot from Perry.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
A short left from Perry.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod misses with some punches.
Perry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bekzod presses Perry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Perry tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
Azad Bekzod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bekzod avoids a wild elbow strike from Perry.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Bekzod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
Bekzod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Bekzod blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bekzod works on Perry's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bekzod.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bekzod stalling the fight.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
Bekzod is leaning against Perry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
A short left from Bekzod.
A hook to the body from Bekzod.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bekzod.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perry takes a shot to the head.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bekzod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bekzod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bekzod moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Bekzod lands a head shot.
Bekzod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bekzod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bekzod. That's going to slow Perry down.
Bekzod throws a shot to the body.
Bekzod moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bekzod.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod checks a low kick from Perry.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bekzod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
Bekzod thumps Perry with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bekzod.
Bekzod avoids the head kick by Perry.
Bekzod misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Bekzod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bekzod.
It seemed like Perry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bekzod drives through and clinches with Perry against the cage.
Perry digs a right hand underneath Bekzod's ribcage. Bekzod let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands with a left to the head.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Perry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perry can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a right to the head.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry digs a right hand into Bekzod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bekzod's gas tank.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod is leaning against Perry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bekzod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Perry scores with a shot to the side of Bekzod's head.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perry takes a shot to the head.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod is working Perry over against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bekzod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Bekzod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perry.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bekzod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bekzod.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bekzod throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
Perry throws a solid leg kick but Bekzod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perry.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Bekzod moved out of range.
Bekzod lands a slapping body shot.
Bekzod's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perry under the eye.
Azad Bekzod is winning the standup battle so far.
Bekzod throws a head kick that Perry semi-blocks.
Bekzod throws a big shot that misses.
Bekzod thumps Perry with a low kick.
Perry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bekzod.
Bekzod swings widly with a right hand
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Perry tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
Perry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bekzod's brow.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perry presses Bekzod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
Bekzod misses with the head strike.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry lands a nice uppercut.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Perry has a couple of punches blocked by Bekzod.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry misses with an elbow over the top.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Bekzod.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod blocks the elbow strike.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Perry prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Perry.
Perry lands with a left to the head.
Perry tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Perry is working Bekzod over against the cage.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Perry.
Perry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bekzod takes an elbow to the temple.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Bekzod throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
Perry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Bekzod misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Bekzod slows down the pace here.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Perry.
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Perry lands an elbow just above Bekzod 's eye.
Perry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perry working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kawainui Perry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Bekzod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bekzod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bekzod.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry with the inside leg kick.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Perry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Perry.
Perry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perry blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry wants to counter the offense by Bekzod and move into the clinch position.
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Bekzod feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bekzod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perry throws a low kick but Bekzod moves out of range easily.
Bekzod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bekzod throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Bekzod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bekzod.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bekzod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bekzod closes the distance and pushes Perry back into the cage.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod blocks a body shot from Perry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perry is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod works on Perry's body with a couple of short punches.
Bekzod works on Perry's body with a couple of short punches.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod avoids a wild elbow strike from Perry.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Perry blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Perry blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bekzod blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bekzod.
Perry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bekzod's defenses.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azad Bekzod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod just leaning against Perry, taking a breather.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekzod is working Perry over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod lands a left hand.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Bekzod tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Perry tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawainui Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azad Bekzod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bekzod 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Azad Bekzod thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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