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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei has chosen Alice in Chains - No Excuses as his entrance music. Budo Rei is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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237 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov moves out of range.
Rei misses with a kick to the body.
Rei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cregov.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cregov scores with a jab.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Good shot there by Rei.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cregov misses with a low kick as Rei jumps back.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Cregov misses with an uppercut. Rei saw that one coming.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei looks to land a left hand but Cregov moved out of range nicely.
Cregov is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei throws a push kick but Cregov slaps the foot to one side.
Rei throws a leg kick but Cregov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cregov closes the distance and pushes Rei back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov is having none of it.
Cregov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cregov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away.
Cregov wants to clinch.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov misses with a straight right.
Cregov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cregov.
Cregov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cregov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rei counters with a leg kick.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Cregov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cregov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Rei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cregov's calf.
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cregov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cregov misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Cregov is breathing heavily.
Rei lands with a nice body punch.
Rei misses with a body shot.
Rei misses with a double jab.
That kick from Rei tenderised Cregov's leg. Cregov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cregov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Rei slips a jab from Cregov.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Cregov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cregov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei thuds a left hand into Cregov's body.
Rei takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Cregov thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Rei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cregov doesn't seem phased though.
Cregov throws a series of punches but Rei avoids them all with ease.
Rei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Rei.
Rei blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cregov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cregov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Cregov checks a leg kick.
Cregov wants to land a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
Rei blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rei lands with a nice combination. Cregov backs away looking to recover.
Rei wants to clinch.
Cregov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Rei takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Cregov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rei swats away the attempt to clinch by Cregov.
Rei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cregov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei has a couple of punches blocked by Cregov.
Rei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cregov.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
That's time! Cregov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Cregov misses.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cregov moves away.
Rei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei gets tackled into the cage by Cregov. Cregov maintains the clinch.
Cregov has had enough of the clinch but Rei keeps him there for the moment.
Cregov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cregov moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cregov.
Rei throws a shot from downtown. Cregov moves away and avoids it.
Rei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rei. Cregov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cregov tries to land a body kick
and Rei counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rei.
A head punch on the inside from Rei fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cregov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei breaks from the clinch.
Cregov misses with a double jab
and Rei counters with a nice uppercut.
Cregov throws a chopping leg kick but Rei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rei gets tackled into the cage by Cregov. Cregov maintains the clinch.
Cregov blocking some punches.
Rei lands a left hand.
Rei scores with a shoulder strike.
Cregov is working Rei over against the cage.
Cregov tries to break free but Rei pushes him back against the cage.
Cregov breaks from the clinch.
Cregov avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Cregov misses
and Rei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cregov thinking.
Cregov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei feints and then cracks Cregov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cregov down.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
A big left from Cregov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov slips a jab from Rei.
Cregov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cregov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rei tries to land a front kick but Cregov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cregov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cregov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rei. That one must have hurt.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cregov.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rei connects with a leg kick. Cregov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cregov thows a body shot but no joy.
Cregov tries to clinch up but Rei circles away and keeps his distance.
Cregov wants to slow Rei down by chopping away at his legs.
Rei avoids the body shot from Cregov.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cregov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cregov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov looks to land a right hand but Rei moved out of range.
Rei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rei lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Cregov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cregov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cregov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei clinches up with Cregov and pushes him back against the cage.
Rei scores with a shoulder strike.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rei looks for the body kick but Cregov saw that one coming.
Cregov slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
Nice body kick from Rei.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cregov is looking to wear down Rei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cregov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov misses with a low kick.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cregov cracks Rei with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cregov.
Rei lands a glancing blow to the side of Cregov's head.
Cregov throws a head kick but Rei moves out of range.
Cregov has closed the distance and engaged Rei in a clinch.
Cregov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rei blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Rei.
Cregov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei tries to clinch up but Cregov circles away and keeps his distance.
Rei avoids a kick to the body.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rei.
Rei avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Rei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cregov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rei throws a hook but Cregov avoids it easily.
Rei tries to clinch but Cregov moves out of range.
Rei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cregov momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei lands a front kick.
Rei tries to clinch up but Cregov circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Cregov misses with a wild body shot.
Rei is looking to clinch.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Rei.
Cregov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rei.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cregov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rei.
Rei misses with a low kick as Cregov jumps back.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cregov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei throws a low kick but Cregov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Rei lands a front kick.
Cregov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rei will feel that in the morning.
Rei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rei scores with a body shot.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cregov tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cregov.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cregov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rei defending well as Cregov loads up on a big left hand.
Rei slips a jab and a cross from Cregov.
Cregov tries a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands the left hand.
Rei thumps Cregov with a low kick.
Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Rei misses with a double jab.
Cregov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Rei as he connects with a hook.
Cregov misses the jab.
Cregov connects with a right hand. Rei shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Rei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cregov misses with a left hand
and Rei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cregov at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cregov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei ducks under a wild hook from Cregov.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick from Cregov.
Cregov misses with a body shot.
Cregov looks to land a combination but Rei avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rei lands a slapping body shot.
Cregov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cregov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Rei tenderised Cregov's leg. Cregov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei lands a nice hook to Cregov's body. Cregov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cregov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Rei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cregov takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cregov. Rei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei scores with a spinning back kick!
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei blocks a low kick nicely.
Cregov moves out of range as Rei strikes.
Rei tries to clinch up.
Cregov misses with a low kick.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cregov manages to avoid it.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
Rei swats away the attempt to clinch by Cregov.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cregov closes the distance and clinches.
Cregov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cregov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cregov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cregov works on Rei's body with a couple of short punches.
Rei is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rei working aggressively here.
Cregov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cregov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cregov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cregov lands a right hook to the body.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Rei saw that one coming.
Cregov throws a low kick but Rei moves out of range easily.
Cregov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cregov scores with a jab. Rei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cregov feints and then cracks Rei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rei down.
Cregov feints and then cracks Rei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rei down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cregov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cregov scores with a shot to the body.
Cregov pushes Rei away with a front kick.
Cregov tries to close the distance and clinch but Rei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
A slow jab from Rei misses its intended target.
Cregov clinches.
Cregov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cregov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cregov misses with a body punch.
Rei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cregov or not.
Cregov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cregov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
Cregov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rei tries to throw a body punch but Cregov avoids it by throwing Rei back against the cage.
Rei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei looks to land a left hand but Cregov moved out of range nicely.
Cregov wants to clinch up but Rei keeps it at a distance.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rei checks it well.
Rei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Cregov coming out on top.
Cregov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Cregov circles away.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Cregov is just out of range.
Cregov slips under a jab from Rei.
Rei throws a push kick but Cregov slaps the foot to one side.
Cregov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov throws a chopping leg kick but Rei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rei dodges the punch combination from Cregov.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirian Cregov had his way with Budo Rei in that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cregov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cregov. That one must have hurt.
Cregov lands with a slapping head kick.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cregov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rei lands a jab.
Rei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cregov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rei manages to avoid it.
Cregov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rei momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Cregov blocks the leg kick.
Cregov takes one on the button.
Rei tries to land a leg kick but Cregov saw it coming and moves away.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rei if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov tries to clinch up but Rei circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Cregov as he checks the leg kick.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cregov scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Cregov finds it's target.
Cregov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rei.
Rei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rei thows a body shot but no joy.
Rei feints and then cracks Cregov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cregov down.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Cregov avoids it.
Cregov lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rei.
Mirian Cregov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cregov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei misses with an uppercut
and Cregov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rei lunges at Cregov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cregov's hand.
Rei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cregov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rei tries to keep at a distance but Cregov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rei digs a right hand into Cregov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cregov's gas tank.
Rei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
Cregov lands with a right to the head.
Cregov tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Cregov back against the cage.
Rei struggles to land a body shot inside as Cregov controls his hands.
Rei misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with some punches.
Cregov misses with a body punch.
Rei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rei gets through Cregov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cregov's elbow.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cregov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cregov moves in looking to clinch but Rei pushes him off.
Cregov throws a leg kick which misses Rei's front leg but catches the back leg as Rei tries to avoid it.
Rei moves out of range of the leg kick from Cregov.
Cregov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rei throws a low kick but Cregov avoids it.
Cregov lands with a shot to the body.
Cregov lands a head kick. Rei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cregov.
Rei is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rei pushes Cregov up against the cage in a clinch.
Cregov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cregov lands a right hand.
Cregov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rei manages to break the clinch.
Cregov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cregov tries to clinch up.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov thows a leg kick but Rei checks it
and Rei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cregov misses with a looping right.
Budo Rei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirian Cregov.
I think Rei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
Budo Rei is the new heavyweight champion!
Budo Rei gave a mention to KINGDOM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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