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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matel Huchkov (ranked 1150 p4p, 70 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 667 p4p, 35 weight class). Joe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La Marseillaise. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Glass Joe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
28 - 24 - 1 |
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135 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Huchkov's head.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Huchkov misses
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huchkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huchkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Huchkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Joe misses.
Huchkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Joe lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe works Huchkov's body with a nice hook.
Huchkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huchkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huchkov throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Huchkov lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Joe lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huchkov throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huchkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huchkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huchkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe slips a straight right by Huchkov.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huchkov.
Huchkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Huchkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Huchkov throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huchkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huchkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Huchkov works Joe's body with a nice hook.
Huchkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov is looking to clinch.
Huchkov takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Huchkov saw that one coming.
Joe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Huchkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov prevents a body shot from Joe.
Huchkov blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe 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.
Joe throws a hook but Huchkov avoids it easily.
Huchkov throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Huchkov throws out a leg kick but Joe moves out of range and Huchkov only half commits.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Joe slips under a jab.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huchkov throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Huchkov looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Huchkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huchkov with a nice cross.
Huchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huchkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe with a nice cross.
Huchkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huchkov moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
Joe clinches up with Huchkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Huchkov breaks from the clinch.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huchkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a nice body punch.
Huchkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huchkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huchkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Huchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huchkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe moves out of range as Huchkov strikes.
Huchkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Matel Huchkov has been cut.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
A jab from Huchkov misses.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huchkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huchkov throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Huchkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joe cracks Huchkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huchkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Huchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huchkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut.
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
The fighters circling - Huchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huchkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe throws out a counter right but Huchkov avoids it with no problem.
Joe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huchkov's head backwards.
Huchkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Huchkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe avoids the head kick by Huchkov.
Nice shot by Joe.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut.
Huchkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Huchkov misses with a hook
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Huchkov's shoulder, as Huchkov tries to avoid the shot.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huchkov on the side of the head.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huchkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Huchkov saw that one coming.
Joe moves away from the strike by Huchkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huchkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe blocks a head kick by Huchkov.
Joe scores with the left hand. Huchkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huchkov misses with a looping right.
Huchkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe jabs Huchkov right on the nose. Huchkov blinks but takes it well.
Huchkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huchkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Huchkov misses with a low kick.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huchkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joe pushes Huchkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huchkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huchkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huchkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glass Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huchkov's head backwards.
Joe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Joe - that landed with a thud.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huchkov misses with a looping left.
Huchkov misses with a left hand
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Huchkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joe doesn't seem phased though.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Huchkov pushes him off.
Joe moves away from the strike by Huchkov.
Jab from Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huchkov momentarily.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huchkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huchkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huchkov breaks from the clinch.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huchkov throws a big shot that misses.
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Joe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huchkov doesn't seem phased though.
Huchkov wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Huchkov throws a low kick but Joe avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huchkov manages to avoid it.
Huchkov misses with a straight left.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Huchkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Huchkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Huchkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huchkov in his tracks.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huchkov slips a jab from Joe.
Joe slips a straight right by Huchkov.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huchkov throws a leg kick
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
A cross from Joe lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Huchkov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huchkov.
Huchkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joe walks into a straight right hand from Huchkov.
Joe blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Huchkov.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Huchkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Huchkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joe is able to avoid easily.
Huchkov misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huchkov slips a straight right by Joe.
Huchkov throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Huchkov throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huchkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe scores with the left hand. Huchkov knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Huchkov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huchkov lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huchkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Joe.
Huchkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huchkov.
Huchkov ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe blocks a jab.
That kick from Huchkov tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huchkov throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Huchkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe moves into the clinch successfully.
Huchkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huchkov can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joe prevents Huchkov from breaking the clinch.
Joe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huchkov's efforts to push away.
Huchkov is trying to force a seperation but Joe has the dominant position.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huchkov throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe checks a leg kick.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe tries to clinch but Huchkov is having none of it.
Huchkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Huchkov misses with a looping right.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Huchkov lands a nice shot that snaps Joe's head back.
Huchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huchkov thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Huchkov misses with a leg kick
and Huchkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with a body shot.
Joe moves out of range as Huchkov strikes.
Joe connects with a body shot.
Huchkov throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a series of strikes. Huchkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe lands with a straight right. Huchkov didn't see that one coming.
Joe catches Huchkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huchkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov connects with a crisp jab.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huchkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huchkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huchkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Huchkov misses with a body shot
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Huchkov scores with a hook.
Huchkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Huchkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Huchkov. Beautiful body shot.
Joe slips a jab from Huchkov.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe looks to land a combination. Huchkov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Huchkov cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut.
Joe gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe pushes Huchkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huchkov is rocked!
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huchkov is trying to force a seperation but Joe has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Huchkov as the two fighters clinch.
Huchkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huchkov drops his hands momentarily and Joe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huchkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Huchkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Huchkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huchkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huchkov thinking.
Huchkov seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Huchkov under the eye.
Joe checks a leg kick.
Huchkov swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe defending well as Huchkov loads up on a big left hand.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huchkov misses with a right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huchkov misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huchkov throws a big shot that misses.
Huchkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Huchkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huchkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joe slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe slips under a jab from Huchkov.
Huchkov takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Joe takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe jabs Huchkov right on the nose. Huchkov blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Huchkov misses.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Huchkov ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Huchkov misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huchkov thinking.
Huchkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Huchkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Huchkov misses its intended target.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
Huchkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huchkov misses with a straight right.
Huchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Huchkov cracks Joe with a good jab.
Huchkov throws a front kick aimed at Joe's knee but Joe avoids it well.
A slow jab from Huchkov misses its intended target.
Joe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huchkov's efforts to push away.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glass Joe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov is trying to push Joe away but Joe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huchkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Huchkov works the jab nicely.
Joe scores with a jab. Huchkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov cracks Joe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huchkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Joe.
A swing and a miss from Huchkov.
Huchkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Huchkov off the cage and back into range.
Huchkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Joe misses.
Joe works Huchkov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huchkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Huchkov scores with a decent looking hook.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Huchkov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws the left hand but Huchkov avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov is looking for a counter combo.
Huchkov throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huchkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe on the side of the head.
Huchkov swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe scores with a jab. Huchkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Huchkov swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe instigates a clinch.
Joe blocks a body shot from Huchkov.
Huchkov blocks a body shot from Joe.
Joe gets through Huchkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Huchkov is trying to break free.
Huchkov working hard to break the clinch.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Joe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huchkov at a distance.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huchkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut
and Joe counters with a two punch combo.
Joe lands a nice hook to Huchkov's body. Huchkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe throws out a powerful jab.
Huchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov misses with a looping left.
Huchkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huchkov. That's going to slow Joe down.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe connects with a jab.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huchkov's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huchkov misses with a low kick.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Joe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huchkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huchkov throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Huchkov slips a jab from Joe.
Joe slips a jab from Huchkov.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joe, as that shot connected.
Huchkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Huchkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Huchkov thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Huchkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huchkov connects with a jab.
Huchkov avoids the body shot from Joe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huchkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huchkov throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Matel Huchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huchkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huchkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov tried to score with a low kick but Joe checks it.
A low kick from Huchkov misses
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Huchkov misses with a looping left.
Glass Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huchkov takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Huchkov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glass Joe!
Glass Joe is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Glass Joe 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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