PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure has chosen Misjah & Groovehead - Trippin' Out as his entrance music. Kuure acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tamudo
vs
Kuure

178 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamudo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuure in his tracks.
Tamudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuure.
Tamudo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamudo misses with a left hand
and Kuure counters with a good low kick that Tamudo was not able to check.
A slow jab from Tamudo misses its intended target.
Tamudo misses with a body punch
and Kuure counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tamudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuure fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tamudo checks it well.
Kuure scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Tamudo looks to land a combination but Kuure avoids it well.
Tamudo misses with a hook.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Kuure lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamudo checks a low kick from Kuure.
Kuure cracks a nice hook into Tamudo's ribs.
Kuure works the jab nicely.
Tamudo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuure counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tamudo.
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuure. That snapped Tamudo's head back.
Kuure digs a good hook to Tamudo's body.
Tamudo throws a big shot that misses.
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antonio Tamudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamudo wants to slow Kuure down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Tamudo.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Kuure cracks Tamudo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Kuure - just one landing.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tamudo checks a leg kick.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
Tamudo scores with a jab to the head.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Kuure thumps Tamudo with a low kick.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tamudo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamudo lands a jab to Kuure's midsection.
Kuure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuure misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamudo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamudo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tamudo looks to land a combination but Kuure avoids it well.
Tamudo missing with a left hand there. Kuure was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuure counters with a straight right hand.
Kuure is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tamudo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamudo misses the shot to the body.
Kuure dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Tamudo throws a leg kick but Kuure sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tamudo misses with a jab to the body
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamudo is breathing heavily.
Tamudo throws a hook but Kuure avoids it easily.
Donk. Kuure catches Tamudo right on the button with a cross.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure scores with a hook to the body. Tamudo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuure thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tamudo if he has to take too many more of those.
Tamudo throws a series of punches but Kuure avoids them all with ease.
Tamudo throws a leg kick
and Kuure counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tamudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuure.
That kick from Kuure tenderised Tamudo's leg. Tamudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuure scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamudo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuure jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuure as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.
Tamudo walks into a left hand.
Tamudo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamudo throws a combination that misses
and Kuure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kuure lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamudo doesn't seem phased though.
Tamudo throws an off balance right hand
and Kuure counters with a low kick, right behind Tamudo 's knee.
Nice body punch from Kuure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuure dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kuure ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamudo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamudo throws a body punch but Kuure moves out of range.
Tamudo is looking to wear down Kuure with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamudo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuure. Kuure obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuure feints a jab promting Tamudo to slip. Kuure then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tamudo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kuure lands a jab to Tamudo's midsection.
Kuure lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamudo's head.
Kuure displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamudo throws out the jab.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Kuure gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamudo.
Kuure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamudo throws out a loose jab but Kuure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamudo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamudo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuure checks it well.
Kuure slips under a jab from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamudo walks into a straight right hand from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a low kick, looking for Kuure's leg but Kuure calmly moves out of range.
Kuure swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamudo.
Nice shot lands for Kuure.
Kuure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuure connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamudo throws a looping overhand right but Kuure ducks down to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Kuure.
Kuure throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamudo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuure ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuure staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuure lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tamudo at a distance.
Kuure lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuure connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for Kuure.
Tamudo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuure. Kuure obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuure finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kuure. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuure.
Tamudo throws a lazy right hand but Kuure sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kuure. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuure.
A big right from Tamudo misses.
Kuure dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kuure.
Tamudo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure ducks under a wild hook from Tamudo.
Kuure pushes Tamudo away with a front kick.
Tamudo misses with a hook.
Tamudo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Kuure connects with a solid leg kick.
Tamudo throws a jab when Kuure was well out of range.
Tamudo misses with a two punch combination.
Kuure fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tamudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamudo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuure stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Kuure finds it's target.
Kuure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamudo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuure with a jab.
Tamudo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuure throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tamudo swings widly with a right hand
and Kuure counters with a nice uppercut.
Tamudo misses with a looping left.
Kuure fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tamudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuure lands a jab to Tamudo's midsection.
Kuure fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuure lands with a good body shot.
Tamudo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
No joy there for Kuure, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuure showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tamudo scores with a shot to the body.
Tamudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tamudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuure.
Tamudo throws a shot from downtown. Kuure moves away and avoids it.
Kuure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuure cracks the inside of Tamudo's front leg.
Kuure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tamudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamudo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamudo.
Tamudo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tamudo avoids the head kick by Kuure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuure, right into the meat.
Tamudo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tamudo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuure.
Kuure throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamudo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Kuure.
Tamudo misses with a body shot.
Kuure lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuure throws a hook but Tamudo avoids it easily.
Kuure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamudo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tamudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuure manages to avoid it.
Kuure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamudo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a right hand that Tamudo ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamudo also avoids with ease.
Kuure ducks under a wild hook from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuure works the jab nicely.
Kuure lands with a kick to the temple. Tamudo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamudo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuure is looking to slow Tamudo down with leg kicks.
Kuure connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuure swings for the body but Tamudo moves out of range.
Tamudo misses with a double jab.
Tamudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo throws a leg kick
and Kuure counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tamudo lands a body shot.
Kuure chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Kuure throws the kick towards the body but Tamudo avoids it.
Tamudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Tamudo misses with a body shot.
Tamudo cracks a nice hook into Kuure's ribs.
Kuure takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuure moves out of range as Tamudo strikes.
Tamudo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuure has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuure comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure digs a good body shot into Tamudo's ribs.
Tamudo throws the left hand but Kuure avoids the punch easily.
Kuure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamudo takes one to the chin there.
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamudo loads up on a big right hand but Kuure slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuure gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuure thumps Tamudo with a low kick.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamudo misses the jab.
Tamudo throws a body punch but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuure really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tamudo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuure can pounce on him.
Kuure steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamudo.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.
Kuure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tamudo.
Tamudo connects with a body shot.
Tamudo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuure counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuure scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tamudo.
Kuure looks to land a combination but Tamudo avoids it well.
Tamudo misses with a body shot.
Tamudo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuure can pounce on him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fighters circling - Tamudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuure throws a head kick that half lands.
Kuure lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.
Tamudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Tamudo misses with a body shot
and Kuure counters with a head kick. That will keep Tamudo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tamudo misses with a looping right.
Kuure cracks Tamudo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Tamudo misses.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kuure - just one landing.
Kuure takes one to the chin there.
Tamudo misses with a looping right.
Tamudo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Tamudo moved away.
Kuure throws a nice looking combination but Tamudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamudo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tamudo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuure.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Kuure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamudo.
Kuure misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Tamudo coming out on top.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamudo.
Kuure throws a hook but Tamudo avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuure. Tamudo shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo misses with a shot to the body
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuure slips under a jab from Tamudo.
Tamudo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamudo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Tamudo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamudo throws a body punch but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tamudo looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
Kuure digs a good hook to Tamudo's body.
Tamudo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuure will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuure blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo throws a series of punches but Kuure avoids them all with ease.
Tamudo misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
Tamudo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Kuure.
A jab from Tamudo misses.
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Tamudo avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuure avoids the body shot from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws a leg kick but Kuure moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure misses with a hook.
Tamudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuure was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamudo.
Tamudo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kuure will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kuure moves out of range of the leg kick from Tamudo.
Tamudo misses with a straight left.
Tamudo takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Tamudo misses with a wild body shot.
Kuure slips a jab from Tamudo.
Kuure blocks a jab.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Tamudo swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamudo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuure avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamudo. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuure, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Kuure - just one landing.
Tamudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuure counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuure thumps Tamudo with a low kick.
Kuure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tamudo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuure lands a leg kick that knocks Tamudo off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.
Kuure connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuure tried to score with a low kick but Tamudo checks it.
Kuure throws a chopping leg kick but Tamudo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamudo's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuure swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamudo.
Kuure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuure with a nice cross.
Kuure takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuure dodges the punch combination from Tamudo.
Tamudo misses with an uppercut. Kuure saw that one coming.
Tamudo misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuure scores with a four punch combination!
Tamudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamudo blocks a leg kick.
Tamudo checks the leg kick.
Kuure is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Tamudo misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuure scores with a four punch combination!
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tamudo throws a hook but Kuure blocks it.
Kuure lands with a nice body punch.
Tamudo looks to land a right hand but Kuure moved out of range.
Tamudo lands a jab.
Kuure scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamudo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Tamudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuure checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Kuure misses with a head kick.
Kuure throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tamudo.
Tamudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuure slips a jab from Tamudo.
Tamudo throws a leg kick but Kuure checks it.
Tamudo connects with a right hand. Kuure shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamudo looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
Kuure with a nice cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuure jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonio Tamudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuure avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuure connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuure 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50

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