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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the ring accompanied by ไรซิงซัน. Laborina Lim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hong Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
38 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kong managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
I was talking to Kong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands with a light punch inside.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the temple.
Laborina Lim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
Kong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Laborina Lim won't want to take too many of those.
Laborina Lim tries to stall but Kong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laborina Lim prevents a body shot from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow.
Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim pushes Kong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Kong.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim looking to stall.
Laborina Lim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laborina Lim crunches a lovely knee into Kong's ribcage.
Laborina Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
We've been informed that Laborina Lim has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laborina Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Kong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laborina Lim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laborina Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoiding damage as Laborina Lim throws knees to the body.
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!
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Laborina Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kong misses with an elbow strike.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laborina Lim avoids it.
Kong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Laborina Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong lands a nice knee to the body.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kong.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Laborina Lim controls the action.
Kong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kong.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Kong lands a nice knee to the body.
Kong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laborina Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the temple.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong lands a left hand.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laborina Lim looking to throw knees to the head but Kong is blocking nicely.
Laborina Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laborina Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kong avoiding damage as Laborina Lim throws knees to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a body shot.
A short right from Laborina Lim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Laborina Lim looking to throw knees to the head but Kong is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong'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.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laborina Lim. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Laborina Lim misses.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Laborina Lim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kong throws a nice head kick!
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong sizes up Laborina Lim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laborina Lim manages to avoid it.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laborina Lim.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina Lim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laborina Lim misses with a straight right.
Laborina Lim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Laborina Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Laborina Lim.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong 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.
Laborina Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laborina Lim throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Laborina Lim.
Kong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice jab there from Kong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laborina Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Laborina Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a looping left.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kong finds it's target.
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Laborina Lim's head back.
Laborina Lim moves into range and clinches up with Kong.
A left hand lands to the body for Kong.
Laborina Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Laborina Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laborina Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laborina Lims head.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong blocks an elbow strike.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laborina Lim missing with knees to the body.
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Laborina Lim on the inside.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong misses with a punch to the body.
Kong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laborina Lim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laborina Lim lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Laborina Lim avoids the damage to the body.
Laborina Lim lands with a right to the head.
Kong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kong misses with a body punch.
Kong blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
Laborina Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laborina Lim's defenses.
Kong misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laborina Lim.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
Kong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laborina Lim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Qing Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Kong lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Qing Kong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kong walks into a straight right hand from Laborina Lim.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong throws a leg kick but Laborina Lim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Kong checks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Laborina Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laborina Lim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laborina Lim throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild combination.
Kong tried to score with a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it.
Laborina Lim defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice head shot.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Kong.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laborina Lim is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Laborina Lim avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laborina Lim.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.
Kong slips a jab from Laborina Lim.
A good leg kick by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses with a head kick.
Laborina Lim scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong connects with a leg kick. Laborina Lim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kong lands a head shot.
Kong avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laborina Lim fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong lands a front kick.
Laborina Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laborina Lim.
Kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laborina Lim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim cracks Kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Laborina Lim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laborina Lim moves into the clinch.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Laborina Lim - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laborina Lim pushes off an throws an elbow but Kong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kong avoids it.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow just above Kong 's eye.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoids a wild elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laborina Lim lands an uppercut.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laborina Lim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kong dodges an elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Kong presses Laborina Lim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laborina Lim avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laborina Lim jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice strike.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick.
Laborina Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong slips under a jab.
Laborina Lim connects with a right hand. Kong shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Laborina Lim darts in and clinches Kong up against the ropes.
Kong misses with an elbow strike.
Laborina Lim looking to throw knees to the head but Kong is blocking nicely.
A short right from Laborina Lim.
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laborina Lim digs a right hand into Kong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kong's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Laborina Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laborina Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Kong tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
A short uppercut from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laborina Lim blocks it with crossed arms.
Laborina Lim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Laborina Lim is trying to stall.
Kong takes an elbow to the temple.
Qing Kong's cut is getting worse.
Kong prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Kong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laborina Lim gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim missing with knees to the body.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kong with a knee to the head.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow that misses.
Laborina Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laborina Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Kong working Laborina Lim over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laborina Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
Laborina Lim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laborina Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Kong working aggressively here.
Kong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kong working aggressively here.
Laborina Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kong working aggressively here.
Kong misses with some punches.
Laborina Lim tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laborina Lim takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Kong's head.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Laborina Lim avoids the damage to the body.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laborina Lim blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike.
Kong takes an elbow to the temple.
Laborina Lim lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laborina Lim cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Laborina Lim cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Laborina Lim misses with a double jab.
Kong tests Laborina Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong connects with a jab.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Laborina Lim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laborina Lim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laborina Lim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Laborina Lim misses.
Laborina Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laborina Lim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kong punishes Laborina Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laborina Lim's hands.
Kong throws the left hand but Laborina Lim avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Laborina Lim is predictable there
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kong forces Laborina Lim back against the ropes and clinches.
Kong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Laborina Lim misses with a knee to the head.
Laborina Lim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the head.
That's two 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!
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
A nice left hand lands by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Kong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laborina Lim pushes Kong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
Laborina Lim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim pushes off an throws an elbow but Kong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Laborina Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a shoulder strike.
Laborina Lim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kong avoids it.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Laborina Lim's ribcage.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Laborina Lim in his tracks for a moment.
Kong lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kong with a knee to the head.
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong working aggressively here.
Laborina Lim taking a breather.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kong pushes off an throws an elbow but Laborina Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laborina Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laborina Lim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kong.
Kong lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kong's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qing Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Laborina Lim gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you for letting me have this fight. It's a pleasure going in the ring with a legend. '.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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