PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Misjah & Groovehead - Trippin' Out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kuure
vs
Tamudo

175 cm
25
185 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

178 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure moves forwards but Tamudo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuure ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A leg kick checked by Kuure.
A punch combination from Tamudo misses.
Kuure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Tamudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuure slips a jab from Tamudo.
Kuure throws a low kick but Tamudo avoids it.
Kuure connects with a body shot.
Kuure tries to bum rush Tamudo with a series of wild strikes but Tamudo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Tamudo does no damage.
Antonio Tamudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamudo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Kuure slams his shin into Tamudo's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Tamudo. Those never looked like landing.
Tamudo slips a jab and a cross from Kuure.
Tamudo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamudo misses the target.
Kuure tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Tamudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuure connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuure lands a jab.
Kuure works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuure swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamudo.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tamudo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
A big left from Tamudo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamudo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Kuure doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Tamudo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamudo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuure to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamudo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamudo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuure rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamudo lands a right hook to the body.
Tamudo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuure. Kuure circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Kuure has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo throws the left hand but Kuure avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tamudo misses with a body punch
and Kuure counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuure just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamudo lands with a straight right. Kuure didn't see that one coming.
Kuure will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuure staying out of range there.
Tamudo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuure is breathing heavily.
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Tamudo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo digs a good hook to Kuure's body.
Tamudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuure moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Tamudo.
Tamudo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tamudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuure is just out of range.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.
Tamudo misses with a body punch
and Kuure counters with a low kick, right behind Tamudo 's knee.
Kuure will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuure tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kuure.
Tamudo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuure counters with a left to the body.
Tamudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Tamudo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kuure thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuure has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuure lands a nice hook to Tamudo's body. Tamudo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure staying out of range there.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Tamudo avoids them all with ease.
Tamudo misses with a wild combination.
Kuure lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice shot lands for Tamudo.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Tamudo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kuure. Those never looked like landing.
Tamudo throws the left hand but Kuure avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuure takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tamudo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuure does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tamudo throws an overhand right that lands on Kuure's shoulder, as Kuure tries to avoid the shot.
Kuure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuure counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuure tried to score with a low kick but Tamudo checks it.
Tamudo misses with a leg kick
and Kuure finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuure pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tamudo is out of range and Kuure settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Tamudo.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamudo misses the target.
Antonio Tamudo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamudo's hands.
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!
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuure scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tamudo in his tracks.
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Tamudo coming out on top.
Kuure takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuure just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamudo walks into a jab.
Kuure lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamudo misses with a hook
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamudo misses with a looping left.
Tamudo lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuure counters with a good low kick that Tamudo was not able to check.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Tamudo as he checks the leg kick.
Tamudo moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamudo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamudo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuure goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tamudo throws a lazy right hand but Kuure sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuure takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamudo misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Tamudo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses with a body kick.
Tamudo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tamudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamudo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tamudo digs a good body shot into Kuure's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuure throws a low kick, looking for Tamudo's leg but Tamudo calmly moves out of range.
Kuure blocks a jab.
Tamudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamudo misses with a right hand
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamudo.
Tamudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuure throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Tamudo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuure scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Tamudo.
Kuure takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamudo misses with a hook.
Tamudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuure manages to avoid it.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws a right hand that Kuure ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuure also avoids with ease.
Kuure lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Kuure misses.
Tamudo throws a series of punches but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure checks the leg kick.
A jab from Tamudo misses.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure lands with a cross.
Tamudo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamudo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuure counters with an inside leg kick.
Tamudo throws a lazy right hand but Kuure sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tamudo throws an off balance right hand
and Kuure counters with a left and a right that stings Tamudo.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Kuure throws a shot to the body.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Tamudo moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws out a loose jab but Kuure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.
Tamudo misses the shot to the body.
Kuure slips a jab from Tamudo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo throws a leg kick
and Kuure counters with a body kick that stops Tamudo in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuure is just out of range.
Kuure scores with a jab. Tamudo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuure lands a body shot.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure misses with a low kick as Tamudo jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamudo throws a hook but Kuure avoids it easily.
Tamudo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tamudo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Tamudo down.
Kuure throws the kick towards the body but Tamudo avoids it.
Tamudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Tamudo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tamudo tries to bum rush Kuure with a series of wild strikes but Kuure uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Kuure.
Tamudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuure slips a straight right by Tamudo.
Tamudo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Tamudo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuure has time to react.
Kuure pushes Tamudo away with a front kick.
Tamudo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuure is out of range and Tamudo settles back down.
Tamudo throws the left hand but Kuure avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Tamudo misses
and Tamudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuure scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamudo misses the jab.
Kuure connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamudo's hands.
Kuure slips under a jab.
Tamudo scores with a jab. Kuure acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Kuure tenderised Tamudo's leg. Tamudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuure punishes Tamudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.
Kuure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamudo.
Kuure scores with a one two! Tamudo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Kuure.
A slow jab from Tamudo misses its intended target.
Kuure connects with a crisp jab.
Kuure lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamudo's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kuure did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's time! Kuure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tamudo checks a low kick from Kuure.
Kuure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tamudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Tamudo.
Kuure scores with a jab. Tamudo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuure there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tamudo digs a good hook to Kuure's body.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Tamudo moves out of range.
Kuure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamudo.
Kuure misses with a leg kick.
Tamudo lands a jab to Kuure's midsection.
Kuure avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Tamudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamudo misses the shot to the body.
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a nice looking combination but Kuure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuure lands with a hook. Tamudo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tamudo throws a good cross that connects.
Kuure scores with a three punch combo!
Tamudo tries to bum rush Kuure with a series of wild strikes but Kuure uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamudo misses with a right hand
and Kuure counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a body kick that misses.
Kuure takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuure throws a head kick but Tamudo moves out of range.
Tamudo throws a big shot that misses.
Tamudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Tamudo misses
and Kuure connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Tamudo lands a head shot.
Kuure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tamudo walks into a straight right hand from Kuure.
A good leg kick by Kuure.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Tamudo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kuure to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamudo.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuure scores with a push kick.
Tamudo lands with a hook. Kuure tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Kuure connects with a crisp jab.
Tamudo lands with a nice body punch.
Kuure connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamudo's hands.
Kuure has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tamudo misses with a jab to the body
and Kuure counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamudo's knee momentarily.
Kuure moves away from the strike by Tamudo.
Tamudo missing with a left hand there. Kuure was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tamudo misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kuure lands.
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamudo looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Kuure.
Kuure throws the kick towards the body but Tamudo avoids it.
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuure with a hook.
Tamudo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuure bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tamudo's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamudo looks to throw the jab but Kuure is out of range.
Tamudo throws a series of punches but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure lands a really nice looking cross but Tamudo seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Antonio Tamudo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tamudo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tamudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tamudo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a shot from downtown. Kuure moves away and avoids it.
Tamudo tries to land a leg kick but Kuure saw it coming and moves away.
Kuure misses with a head kick.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Tamudo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuure misses with a few strikes there.
Tamudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamudo misses with a hook
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Tamudo misses.
Tamudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tamudo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuure finds it's way round the side to connect with Tamudo's head.
Kuure on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo misses with a looping left.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuure manages to avoid it.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Kuure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuure turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuure.
Tamudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Tamudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamudo avoids the body shot from Kuure.
Tamudo misses with a body shot.
Tamudo connects with a body shot.
Tamudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamudo tries a low kick but Kuure avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a hook but Kuure avoids it easily.
Kuure moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tamudo connects with a body shot that sends Kuure's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamudo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuure.
Tamudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamudo misses the target.
Tamudo misses with a jab to the body
and Tamudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamudo misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuure, as that shot connected.
Tamudo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamudo lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamudo thuds a left hand into Kuure's body.
Kuure moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamudo throws a hook to the side of Kuure's head but Kuure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuure lands with a nice combination. Tamudo backs away looking to recover.
Tamudo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuure avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuure there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tamudo throws a leg kick but Kuure sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tamudo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuure lunges at Tamudo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tamudo's hand.
Kuure takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses with a kick to the body.
Tamudo cracks Kuure with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Tamudo down.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tamudo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuure - the referee stops the clock and Tamudo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuure. Tamudo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Kuure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuure fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tamudo is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure slips under a jab.
Tamudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio Tamudo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuure pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Tamudo.
Well Tamudo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Tamudo!
Antonio Tamudo is the new welterweight champion!