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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa comes to the cage accompanied by Ride the Lighting. Handly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Dropped a bomb on me. Charles Handly has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handly wants to slow Figueroa down by chopping away at his legs.
Figueroa throws a right hand that misses
and Handly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Figueroa throws a low kick but Handly avoids it.
Handly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Figueroa is out of range.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handly throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Handly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Figueroa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Figueroa misses the jab.
Figueroa checks a low kick from Handly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Figueroa wants to land a leg kick but Handly is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Figueroa.
Handly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Figueroa as he avoids it easily.
Handly throws a right hand that Figueroa ducks under and follows up with a left that Figueroa also avoids with ease.
Handly throws a hook but Figueroa avoids it easily.
Handly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters circling a little - Figueroa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Handly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Handly blocks the low kick.
Figueroa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figueroa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Figueroa scores with the left hand. Handly knows he should have avoided that one.
Handly throws a leg kick but Figueroa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Handly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly moved away.
Figueroa slaps away a takedown attempt from Handly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kim Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Handly.
Handly throws a hook but Figueroa avoids it easily.
A low kick from Handly misses
and Figueroa counters with a body kick that stops Handly in his tracks momentarily.
Figueroa throws a body kick that misses.
Kim Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
Figueroa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Handly is out of range and Figueroa settles back down.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Handly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handly.
Figueroa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handly throws out the jab.
Handly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Figueroa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handly checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Figueroa.
Handly misses with a wild body shot.
Figueroa wants to slow Handly down by chopping away at his legs.
Handly blocks a low kick nicely.
Handly throws a jab when Figueroa was well out of range.
Figueroa wants to land a leg kick but Handly is out of range.
Figueroa wants to clinch.
Figueroa misses with a looping left.
Figueroa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Figueroa.
Handly misses with a low kick.
Handly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Figueroa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Handly.
Handly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
Handly misses with a low kick.
Figueroa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Handly misses with a double jab.
Figueroa wants to slow Handly down by chopping away at his legs.
Handly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Handly throws a leg kick
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Handly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Figueroa tries to land a leg kick but Handly saw it coming and moves away.
Figueroa is looking to slow Handly down with leg kicks.
Figueroa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
Figueroa throws out a leg kick but Handly moves out of range and Figueroa only half commits.
Figueroa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Handly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Figueroa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Handly is out of range.
Handly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Handly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Handly controlling from the full mount.
Figueroa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Figueroa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Figueroa tries to get to full guard but Handly has control of the leg.
Figueroa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Handly looking to sit in guard and control but Figueroa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice jab there from Handly.
Figueroa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Figueroa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handly.
Figueroa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses.
Figueroa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa stuffs the takedown attempt from Handly. Handly gets slowly back to his feet.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Figueroa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handly.
Figueroa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handly.
Handly shoots in for a double leg but Figueroa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Handly misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice leg kick.
Handly lands with an uppercut that bounces Figueroa off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa looks to land a right hand but Handly moved out of range.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Handly is having none of it.
Figueroa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Handly.
Handly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Figueroa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Handly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Handly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handly was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa.
Figueroa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handly.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Figueroa.
Figueroa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Handly tries a low kick but Figueroa avoids it.
A big right from Handly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly dips to his left and cracks Figueroa with an uppercut!
Figueroa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handly.
Figueroa throws a wild body kick that Handly sees coming a mile off.
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handly was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa.
Figueroa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handly checks it well.
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Handly is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Figueroa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Handly moves out of range.
Figueroa tests Handly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Figueroa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Handly, pushing him back against the cage.
Handly breaks the clinch.
Figueroa looks to score with a jab to the body but Handly is just out of range.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Handly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Figueroa misses with a low kick as Handly jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Figueroa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Figueroa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Handly misses with a hook. Figueroa ducked under it nicely.
Figueroa throws a head kick that Handly semi-blocks.
Handly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Figueroa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handly misses with a hook. Figueroa ducked under it nicely.
Handly slips a jab from Figueroa.
Handly misses with a head kick.
Figueroa misses with a body kick.
Figueroa 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.
Handly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Figueroa misses with a wild body shot.
Handly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Figueroa throws a low kick but Handly moves out of range easily.
Handly scores with a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Handly.
Figueroa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly blocks a low kick nicely.
Handly throws a leg kick but Figueroa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Figueroa.
Figueroa tries to clinch there but Handly circles away.
Kim Figueroa is winning the standup battle so far.
Figueroa throws a poor cross that misses
and Handly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handly misses with a straight right.
Figueroa throws a lazy right hand but Handly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Figueroa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handly finds it's way round the side to connect with Figueroa's head.
Figueroa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Handly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Handly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figueroa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Handly misses.
Figueroa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handly blocks a jab.
Figueroa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that second round.
That's time! Figueroa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handly scores with the left hand. Figueroa knows he should have avoided that one.
Handly keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Handly misses.
Handly throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
Handly throws a leg kick that misses.
Figueroa checks a low kick from Handly.
A good leg kick by Handly.
Figueroa lands a glancing blow to the side of Handly's head.
Handly misses with a straight left.
Handly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Figueroa.
Figueroa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Handly's knee but Handly avoids it well.
Handly feints and then cracks Figueroa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Figueroa down.
Figueroa throws a head kick but Handly moves out of range.
Handly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Figueroa throws a sloppy head kick and Handly moves out of range easily.
Figueroa slips under a jab from Handly.
Figueroa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly tries a low kick but Figueroa avoids it.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handly scores with a jab.
Handly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Figueroa.
Figueroa tries to land a leg kick but Handly saw it coming and moves away.
Handly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Handly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Handly's front leg.
Figueroa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handly.
An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
Figueroa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handly throws a front kick aimed at Figueroa's knee but Figueroa avoids it well.
Handly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Handly tries to bum rush Figueroa with a series of wild strikes but Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Figueroa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Handly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Handly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Figueroa tries a low kick but Handly avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is looking to clinch but Handly is avoiding it.
Handly looks to throw the jab but Figueroa is out of range.
Figueroa is looking to chop away at Handly's legs.
Handly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Figueroa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handly scrambles back to his feet.
Handly misses with a looping right.
Figueroa misses the shot to the body.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Handly's knee but Handly avoids it well.
Handly moves out of range of the body kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa catches Handly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Figueroa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Figueroa looks to land a right hand but Handly moved out of range.
Figueroa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Handly throws a series of strikes that have Figueroa backpedaling.
Figueroa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Figueroa throws a sloppy head kick and Handly moves out of range easily.
Handly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly cracks Figueroa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Figueroa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
Figueroa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handly manages to avoid it.
Handly swings widly with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Handly blocks a leg kick.
Handly checks a low kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Handly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
Handly lands a two punch combo.
Handly connects with the punch.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Figueroa finds it's target.
Figueroa takes one on the button.
Figueroa throws a low kick but Handly avoids it.
Figueroa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Handly there.
Figueroa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Handly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Figueroa misses with an uppercut. Handly saw that one coming.
Handly misses with a straight right.
Handly slips under a jab from Figueroa.
Handly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Figueroa tries to clinch up but Handly circles away and keeps his distance.
Figueroa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Handly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Handly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Figueroa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figueroa moves into range and clinches up with Handly.
Figueroa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Figueroa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figueroa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handly.
Figueroa ducks under a wild hook from Handly.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Handly thuds a left hand into Figueroa's body.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Figueroa blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Figueroa blocks the leg kick.
Handly works the jab nicely.
Handly loads up on a big right hand but Figueroa slips the punch.
Figueroa checks a low kick from Handly.
Figueroa missing with a left hand there. Handly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Handly tries to land a body kick
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Handly's knee momentarily.
Figueroa throws a nice looking combination but Handly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Figueroa tries to clinch there but Handly circles away.
Figueroa staying out of range there.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly moved away.
Handly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Figueroa's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to close the distance and clinch but Handly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Figueroa is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Handly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handly.
Figueroa throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Handly does it's job there.
Figueroa cracks Handly with an open hand slap.
Handly shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa shows good takedown defense.
Handly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Handly misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Handly moves out of range.
Handly is looking to chop away at Figueroa's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Handly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Figueroa - the referee stops the clock and Handly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Figueroa. Handly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Handly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
Handly lands with a good body shot.
Handly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Figueroa's head backwards.
Figueroa cracks Handly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Figueroa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Handly blocks the low kick.
Handly avoids the body shot from Figueroa.
Good leg kick by Handly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figueroa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Figueroa throws the left hand but Handly avoids the punch easily.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figueroa 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Figueroa!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Handly checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figueroa. That's going to slow Handly down.
Figueroa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Figueroa misses with a straight right.
Handly throws a leg kick but Figueroa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Handly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is looking to score with low kicks.
Figueroa tries to score with a low kick but Handly moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Figueroa, as that shot connected.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figueroa throws a sloppy head kick and Handly moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Figueroa misses its intended target.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Figueroa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handly misses with a hook. Figueroa ducked under it nicely.
Handly walks into a straight right hand from Figueroa.
Handly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Figueroa tries to avoid it but Handly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Figueroa to the ground. Figueroa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Figueroa throws a low kick but Handly moves out of range easily.
Handly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Handly blocks a low kick nicely.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly moved away.
Handly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa checks a low kick from Handly.
Handly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figueroa.
A telegraphed right hand from Handly misses the target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Figueroa enables Handly to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Figueroa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Figueroa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handly throws a strike but Figueroa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Figueroa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Handly's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figueroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Handly keeps working.
Figueroa trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa had his way with Charles Handly in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Figueroa moves away from the strike by Handly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Handly.
Figueroa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handly throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Handly.
Figueroa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Handly has time to react.
Figueroa moves out of range of the leg kick from Handly.
Figueroa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handly.
Figueroa misses with a body kick.
Figueroa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handly.
Figueroa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Figueroa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handly's sensitive parts.
Handly misses the jab.
Handly misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
Handly connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Handly's knee but Handly avoids it well.
Handly looks to land a right hand but Figueroa moved out of range.
Figueroa throws a chopping leg kick but Handly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Figueroa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Figueroa throws a low kick, looking for Handly's leg but Handly calmly moves out of range.
Figueroa checks a low kick from Handly.
Handly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Figueroa avoids the body shot from Handly.
A combination from Handly does no damage.
Figueroa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Handly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Figueroa throws a looping overhand right but Handly ducks down to avoid it.
Handly thuds his right hand into Figueroa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Handly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Handly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Figueroa tries a low kick but Handly avoids it.
Handly throws a lazy right hand but Figueroa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handly takes one on the button.
Figueroa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figueroa lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueroa throws a head kick but Handly moves out of range.
Figueroa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handly thumps Figueroa with a low kick.
Figueroa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Handly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Figueroa misses with a few strikes there.
Figueroa is looking to chop away at Handly's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Handly.
Figueroa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handly throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa walks into a straight right hand from Handly.
Figueroa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Figueroa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Figueroa throws a leg kick but Handly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Handly tries a low kick but Figueroa avoids it.
Handly misses with a hook.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handly throws a leg kick but Figueroa checks it.
Handly blocks a low kick nicely.
Handly scoring well with a low kick there.
Figueroa checks a leg kick.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Handly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Handly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Handly checks a leg kick nicely.
Figueroa thuds his right hand into Handly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Handly walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly ducks under a wild hook from Figueroa.
Figueroa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handly moves away.
Handly lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Handly.
Figueroa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handly moves away.
Charles Handly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handly misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Figueroa. That snapped Handly's head back.
Handly throws a jab but it's blocked by Figueroa.
Kim Figueroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Figueroa sizes up Handly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handly throws a leg kick but Figueroa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
Handly throws a shot from downtown. Figueroa moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Handly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Figueroa lands with a straight right. Handly didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Figueroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Figueroa, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa retains his featherweight title!
Kim Figueroa made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Well, no matter how good I did tonight, this is a sad day for me. Omega has been my home, and I will miss everyone here. A special thank for Isidra, who believed in me when nobody seemed to do it. No matter how far I can go, I will always be here with my heart'.
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