PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon comes to the cage accompanied by Gouryella - Tenshi. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hardon
vs
Boxer

172 cm
28
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
169 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Hardon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.

Hardon moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon misses with a knee strike.
Hardon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Hardon in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardon's brow.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hardon on the inside.
Hardon lands a nice elbow.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardon takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Boxer tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Boxer as the two fighters clinch.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hardon.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Hardon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Boxer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Boxer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
Hardon lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Hardon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Hardon dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardon.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxer tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer digs a right hand into Hardon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardon's gas tank.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Hardon tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardon throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Hardon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Hardon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxer's efforts to push away.
Boxer avoiding damage as Hardon throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hardon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Hardon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Hardon.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Hardon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardon obliges.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
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.

Hardon tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardon throws a nice outside leg kick.

Boxer instigates a clinch.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boxer can turn it around.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardon dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Boxer.
Boxer tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.

Boxer breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Boxer finds it's target.
Hardon fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxer! But no joy.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardon misses with a straight left.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Hardon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Hardon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Hardon rushes Boxer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer lands an elbow just above Hardon 's eye.
Boxer tries to work over Hardon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardon's brow.
Hardon takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike.
Hardon misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardon.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch but Hardon keeps him there for the moment.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardon lands a nice uppercut.
Hardon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardon's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
Kick Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardon dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Hardon takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Little Hardon has been cut.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer trying to stall but Hardon improves his position.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardon.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Hardon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Hardon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Little Hardon'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.

Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
A left lands for Hardon.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Hardon counters with a straight right hand.
Hardon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boxer throws the left hand but Hardon avoids the punch easily.
Hardon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boxer at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardon. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Boxer throws a push kick but Hardon slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardon tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hardon has managed to clinch.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
A short left from Boxer.
Hardon lands a knee to the body.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Hardon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardon cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Hardon staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a hook. Hardon ducked under it nicely.
Hardon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon checks a leg kick.
Hardon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hardon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boxer on the side of the head.
Hardon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Hardon throws a sloppy body shot
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardon takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Hardon looks for the body kick but Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardon throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Hardon.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardon throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Hardon wants to clinch.
Boxer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardon looks to clinch
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boxer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Hardon misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardon thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Hardon lands a head kick!
Boxer connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer stuns Hardon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boxer scores with a jab. Hardon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Little Hardon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Little Hardon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Hardon lands a nice looking body kick.
Boxer throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer blocks a leg kick.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardon.
Hardon throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Boxer misses.
Hardon throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer flicks out a counter leg kick but Hardon steps away.
Boxer misses with an uppercut
and Hardon counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Hardon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer wants to counter with a clinch but Hardon pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardon is looking to clinch.
Boxer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boxer lands with a nice body kick.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boxer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Boxer misses with a low kick as Hardon jumps back.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer lands a jab to the head.
Hardon's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardon slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boxer jabs Hardon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Hardon throws a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Hardon.
Hardon scores with a nice right hand.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. Hardon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardon scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Boxer only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Hardon.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardon's head backwards.
Hardon misses with a straight left.
Hardon throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kick Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardon.
Hardon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardon lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Hardon misses.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.

Hardon gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Hardon misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Little Hardon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardon looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.

Boxer has managed to clinch.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Hardon lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Hardon.
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Hardon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Boxer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
Hardon lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Hardon blocks the elbow strike.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.
A short right from Hardon on the inside.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Boxer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Hardon avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxer.
Hardon wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardon can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Hardon drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Hardon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardon.
Hardon throws a front kick that sends Boxer stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Hardon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boxer doesn't seem phased though.
Hardon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Hardon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
A jab from Hardon misses.
Hardon misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hardon.
Hardon misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardon misses with a hook
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardon misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Hardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little Hardon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Hardon throws a body kick that misses
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardon misses with a body kick.
Hardon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boxer is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Hardon.
Well Boxer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Little Hardon!
Little Hardon retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Little Hardon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.