PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Terumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lao
vs
Terumo

192 cm
23
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Terumo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Terumo checks a leg kick.
Lao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lao lands an overhand right.

It looks like Bruno Terumo has been cut.
Lao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terumo's head backwards.
Terumo misses with a wild body shot.

Terumo clinches.
Terumo misses with a punch on the inside.

Lao manages to break the clinch.
Terumo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lao thuds his shin into the meat of Terumo's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Lao thuds a left hand into Terumo's body.
Lao throws a leg kick but Terumo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terumo misses with a left hand
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terumo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terumo is looking to chop away at Lao's legs.
Terumo connects with a single shot there.
Terumo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao scores with a push kick.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lao throws out a loose jab but Terumo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terumo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lao misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lao.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Terumo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terumo misses with a hook. Lao ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terumo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lao throws a hook but Terumo blocks it.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Lao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terumo jabs Lao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terumo.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lao throws an overhand right that lands on Terumo's shoulder, as Terumo tries to avoid the shot.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lao lands a body shot.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terumo avoids the head kick by Lao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands with a good body shot.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Terumo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Terumo throws a body kick that misses.
Terumo misses the shot to the body.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terumo wants to clinch.
Terumo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Terumo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terumo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Terumo misses
and Lao counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terumo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terumo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lao rather than just go for the knockout.
Terumo thumps Lao with a low kick.
Lao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terumo is able to avoid easily.
Terumo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terumo cracks a nice hook into Lao's ribs.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo tries to clinch up but Lao circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Terumo clinches.

Lao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lao throws a head kick but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Terumo tries to clinch up.
Terumo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terumo throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lao. Terumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Terumo!
Lao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terumo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kung Lao is winning the standup battle so far.
Terumo tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao looks to score with a jab to the body but Terumo is just out of range.
Terumo dodges the punch combination from Lao.
Lao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terumo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terumo duly obliges.
Lao tries to land a leg kick but Terumo saw it coming and moves away.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terumo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Terumo avoids a kick to the body.
Terumo moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Lao looks to land a right hand but Terumo moved out of range.

Terumo gets a clinch.

Lao breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Lao misses.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao misses with a low kick.
Terumo is looking to clinch.
A jab from Terumo finds it's way through Lao's defenses.
A slow jab from Terumo misses its intended target.
Lao lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terumo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lao misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses the shot to the body.
Terumo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Lao finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao tries to score with a low kick but Terumo moves his leg out of the way.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terumo throws a hook but Lao avoids it easily.
Lao tries to work over Terumo's front leg with a kick but Terumo checks it.
Lao misses with a hook.
Lao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terumo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terumo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
Lao misses with a body kick.
Terumo scores with a head kick.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terumo checks it well.
Lao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Terumo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terumo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Terumo. Those never looked like landing.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
Terumo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Terumo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lao lands a glancing blow to the side of Terumo's head.
Terumo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terumo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terumo.
Terumo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terumo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao tries to land a body kick
and Terumo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terumo checks it well.
Lao thumps Terumo with a low kick.
Lao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terumo.
Lao lands a head shot.
Lao connects with an inside leg kick.
Lao lands a nice hook to Terumo's body. Terumo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lao moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Lao.
Terumo tries to land a front kick but Lao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terumo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
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.

Lao punishes Terumo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Terumo ducks down to avoid it.
Terumo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terumo moves in looking to clinch but Lao pushes him off.
Lao lands with a straight right. Terumo didn't see that one coming.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terumo.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terumo.
Lao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lao missing with a left hand there. Terumo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Terumo moves out of range as Lao throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo sizes up Lao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Terumo misses with a few strikes there.
Terumo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Lao digs a good hook to Terumo's body.
Lao connects with a right hand. Terumo shakes it off.
Terumo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lao lands an overhand right.
Terumo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lao connects with a nice looking jab.
Terumo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lao thows a body kick. Terumo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lao scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Lao misses its intended target.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Terumo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terumo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terumo tries to clinch up but Lao circles away and keeps his distance.
Lao scores with a decent looking hook.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lao.
Terumo throws a solid leg kick but Lao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terumo.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lao throws out the jab.
Lao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terumo checks a low kick from Lao.
Lao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terumo throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terumo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Terumo misses with a low kick.
Lao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lao thows a body shot but no joy.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terumo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lao needs to keep his hands up - Terumo had a free shot at his head there.
Lao swings for the body but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lao cracks Terumo with an open hand slap.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo takes one to the side of the head.
Lao clobbers Terumo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Lao misses.
Lao misses with a looping right.
Lao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terumo.
Terumo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terumo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terumo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lao is able to avoid easily.
A nice combination there by Lao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Terumo.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Terumo stumbling back into the cage.
Lao works Terumo's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lao connects with a solid leg kick.
Terumo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Terumo.
Terumo lands with a slapping head kick.
Lao looks to score with a jab to the body but Terumo is just out of range.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Terumo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Terumo.
Lao throws a body punch but Terumo moves out of range.
Terumo misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Terumo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terumo throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terumo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Terumo scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lao.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo just misses with a punch to the body.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terumo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lao lands a head kick!
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lao lands a body shot.
Lao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terumo's hands.
Lao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terumo. That did some damage!
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terumo.
Lao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terumo can do to turn this around?
Lao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terumo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lao.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao staying out of range there.
Terumo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terumo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lao feints and then cracks Terumo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terumo down.
Lao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terumo to score with a decent uppercut.
Terumo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terumo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lao's calf.
Terumo looks to land a body kick but Lao moved away.
Terumo lands with an overhand left.
Terumo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lao keeps Terumo at a distance using the push kick.
Terumo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lao to score with a decent uppercut.
Lao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo misses with an uppercut.
Terumo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terumo.
Lao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Terumo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
Terumo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terumo moves away.
Lao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Terumo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lao throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terumo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lao lands a jab.
Lao swings widly with a right hand
and Terumo counters with a straight right hand.
Terumo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terumo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body kick from Lao.
Terumo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lao blocks a head kick by Terumo.
Some wild striking there from Lao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terumo tries to bum rush Lao with a series of wild strikes but Lao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terumo throws a shot to the body.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Terumo stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao had his way with Bruno Terumo in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo lands a head kick. Lao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Terumo avoids the body shot from Lao.
Lao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terumo circles away quickly and effectively.
Terumo works Lao's body with a nice hook.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao cracks a nice hook into Terumo's ribs.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terumo.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terumo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Terumo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Terumo moves out of range easily.
Lao cracks Terumo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lao throws a low kick, looking for Terumo's leg but Terumo calmly moves out of range.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
Terumo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lao backs up against the cage.
Lao throws a jab but it's blocked by Terumo.
Terumo scores with a hook.
Terumo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lao cracks Terumo with an open hand slap.
Terumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lao.
Terumo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Lao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Terumo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terumo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lao throws a big shot that misses.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao walks into a stiff left hand from Terumo.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
Terumo misses with a body shot.
Terumo takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
Terumo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses.
Terumo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
Lao throws a front kick aimed at Terumo's knee but Terumo avoids it well.
Terumo takes one on the button.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Terumo moves out of range easily.
Terumo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lao.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terumo scores with a nice strike.
Lao checks a low kick from Terumo.
Lao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
A clash of legs there as Terumo blocks the low kick.
Bruno Terumo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terumo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lao should have avoided that one.
Lao misses with an uppercut
and Terumo counters with a nice uppercut.
Terumo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lao scores with a nice head shot.
Terumo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terumo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lao avoids the body shot from Terumo.
Terumo throws out a powerful jab.
Terumo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terumo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Terumo's head but Terumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lao throws a lazy right hand but Terumo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

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 Kung Lao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!
Kung Lao retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kung Lao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.