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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes into the arena with Hong Entrance Song blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen ไรซิงซัน as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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171 lbs
28 - 6 - 0 |
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177 cm
35
171 lbs
38 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Laborina Lim misses with a straight left.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laborina Lim.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laborina Lim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kong closes the distance and pushes Laborina Lim back into the ropes.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Kong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kong avoids it.
Laborina Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laborina Lim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kong.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laborina Lim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow just above Kong 's eye.
Kong lands a body punch.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laborina Lim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laborina Lim lands a good knee to the midsection. Kong won't want to take too many of those.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Kong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Laborina Lim controls the action.
Laborina Lim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Kong looks winded!
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim is working Kong over against the ropes.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Kong told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Kong's head.
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Laborina Lim as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Laborina Lim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
Laborina Lim lands with a short shot to the head.
Laborina Lim lands an uppercut.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand.
Laborina Lim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
Kong working aggressively here.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kong's defenses.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laborina Lim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
Kong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Laborina Lim crunches a lovely knee into Kong's ribcage.
Kong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Laborina Lim controls the action.
Laborina Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laborina Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong lands with a left to the head.
Laborina Lim lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Laborina Lim.
Kong blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong working aggressively here.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body.
Kong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Laborina Lim avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Laborina Lim.
Kong lands a left hand.
Laborina Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow inside.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Laborina Lim.
Kong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laborina Lim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laborina Lim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kong or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laborina Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laborina Lim connects with a crisp jab.
Laborina Lim misses the jab.
Laborina Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Kong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong moves away from the strike by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim jabs at Kong's body.
Laborina Lim moves out of range of the leg kick from Kong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Laborina Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Laborina Lim.
Kong walks into a straight right hand from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Kong lands a slapping body shot.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laborina Lim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Kong. Beautiful body shot.
Laborina Lim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laborina Lim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laborina Lim throws out the jab.
Jab from Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laborina Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laborina Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laborina Lim takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a shot to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Laborina Lim misses its intended target.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Laborina Lim misses the jab.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong feints a jab promting Laborina Lim to slip. Kong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Laborina Lim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laborina Lim cracks Kong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kong sizes up Laborina Lim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Laborina Lim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That has opened up Qing Kong's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Kong moves into range and clinches up with Laborina Lim.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Laborina Lim pushes Kong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Kong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand.
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong working aggressively here.
Antonio Laborina Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laborina Lim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kong managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Laborina Lim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kong's brow.
Kong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laborina Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laborina Lim throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Antonio Laborina Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Laborina Lim looks low and kicks high, catching Kong right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Kong is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laborina Lim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Laborina Lim finish him?
Laborina Lim connects with a quick right hand that sends Kong tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim retains his welterweight title!
Antonio Laborina Lim tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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