PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Thompson
vs
Khavin

179 cm
34
195 lbs
13 - 3 - 2

196 cm
39
192 lbs
32 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Khavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson tries a low kick but Khavin avoids it.
Thompson lands with a hook. Khavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Khavin throws out a counter right but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khavin checks it well.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Khavin walks into a jab.
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!
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Khavin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Khavin blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Khavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Thompson steps away.
Thompson clobbers Khavin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khavin throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Khavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khavin.
Khavin takes one to the side of the head.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Khavin's head back.
Khavin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Khavin moves away and avoids it.
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!
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Khavin misses the jab.
Thompson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khavin tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khavin checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Khavin misses.
Khavin thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Khavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Thompson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Khavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khavin throws a big shot that misses.
Khavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khavin checks a leg kick.
Khavin staying out of range there.
Khavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Khavin misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson.
Khavin throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a low kick but Khavin avoids it.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tried to counter with a leg kick but Khavin avoided it.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khavin scores with a head kick.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Khavin's belly button to the back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khavin throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.

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!
Khavin scores with a head kick.
Khavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Khavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Khavin throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khavin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khavin.
Khavin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Khavin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
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.

Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Khavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Khavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khavin throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson 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.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khavin can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Khavin both land. Nice combination.
Thompson works Khavin's body with a nice hook.
Khavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin misses with a low kick.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Khavin should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Khavin swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson.
Khavin feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson is looking to score with low kicks.
Thompson thows a body kick. Khavin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Khavin seems unphased.
Khavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Khavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khavin moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Khavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunter Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khavin.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Khavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Khavin does no damage.
Khavin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Khavin.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khavin! But no joy.
Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Khavin works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Khavin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khavin slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
and Khavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Khavin is out of range.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khavin is out of range.
Khavin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
Khavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Khavin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khavin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Thompson thumps Khavin with a low kick.
Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khavin blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khavin 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 good leg kick by Thompson.
Khavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Khavin tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khavin on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Khavin's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Khavin cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Khavin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice body kick from Khavin.
Both fighters circling a little - Khavin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Khavin walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Khavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khavin misses the shot to the body.
Khavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Khavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
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 Hunter Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson with a jab.
Khavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Khavin persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Khavin staying out of range there.
Khavin lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin checks it.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thompson has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a counter high kick but Khavin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khavin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khavin looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Khavin dives in for a single leg takedown but Thompson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thompson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Khavin moved out of range.
Khavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away.
Khavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khavin.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
Khavin unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson thumps Khavin with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin.
Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson motions for Khavin to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Khavin is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khavin misses with a body kick.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Khavin off the cage and back into range.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Khavin slips a jab from Thompson.
Khavin slips under a jab from Thompson.
Khavin thuds his shin into the meat of Thompson's side.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Khavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Khavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khavin checks a leg kick.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Khavin blocks a jab.
Khavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khavin wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Khavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khavin connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Khavin saw that one coming.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Khavin.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Khavin saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khavin on the side of the head.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin.
Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson defending well as Khavin loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khavin blocks a leg kick.
Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson sizes up Khavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khavin lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Khavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Khavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hunter Thompson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khavin tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Khavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Khavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Khavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khavin digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Khavin blocks a low kick nicely.
Khavin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khavin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Khavin counters with a big head kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khavin is looking for the big counter here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khavin.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson tries to bum rush Khavin with a series of wild strikes but Khavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson lands a jab.
Khavin misses with a body kick.
As Khavin looks to move away, Thompson throws a big counter combo bu Khavin just gets out of the way.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Khavin is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson.
Khavin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Khavin.
Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin moved away.
Thompson wants to land a leg kick but Khavin is out of range.
Good work by Khavin as he checks the leg kick.
Thompson jabs at Khavin's body.
Khavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khavin.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Thompson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khavin.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson cracks Khavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson motions for Khavin to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khavin.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khavin.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson tries to work over Khavin's front leg with a kick but Khavin checks it.
Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
Thompson thows a body kick. Khavin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Khavin moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Khavin misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Khavin's knee but Khavin avoids it well.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Khavin.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Khavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Thompson had his way with Konstantin Khavin in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Khavin lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Khavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Khavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khavin.
Khavin checks the leg kick.
Khavin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson is looking to slow Khavin down with leg kicks.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Khavin's head but Khavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Khavin moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Khavin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Khavin.
Thompson tried to counter with a leg kick but Khavin avoided it.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Thompson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Khavin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Khavin.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Khavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Khavin.
Khavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Khavin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Khavin misses with an uppercut.
Khavin throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khavin.
Some bone on bone action there as Khavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Khavin didn't see that one coming.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khavin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khavin.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Khavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
A clash of legs there as Khavin blocks the low kick.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Khavin avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Khavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Khavin as he checks the leg kick.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick from Khavin lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Khavin's side.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khavin under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khavin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khavin.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Khavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Thompson!
Hunter Thompson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Hunter Thompson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.