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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu comes to the cage accompanied by Till the End of Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
13 - 1 - 2 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chonan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tszyu sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Tszyu avoids it this time.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Tszyu sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Tszyu avoids it this time.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Tszyu scores with a nice head shot.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu throws a hook to the side of Chonan's head but Chonan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chonan takes one to the side of the head.
Chonan closes the distance but Tszyu moves to the side
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Chonan backing up. Chonan nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chonan wants to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu is looking for a counter combo.
Tszyu scores with a one two! Chonan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tszyu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tszyu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chonan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a jab to the head.
Chonan moves out of range as Tszyu strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Chonan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tszyu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Tszyu is trying to break free.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chonans head.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu is leaning against Chonan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chonan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chonan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Tszyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Chonan drives through and clinches with Tszyu against the cage.
Tszyu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chonan prevents Tszyu from breaking the clinch.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tszyu misses the target.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tszyu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chonan has managed to clinch.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Chonan ducks down to avoid it.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kostya Tszyu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tszyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chonan counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Chonan just leaning against Tszyu, taking a breather.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Chonan has Tszyu pressed against the cage.
Tszyu working hard to break the clinch.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostya Tszyu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease.
Tszyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tszyu.
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!
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Chonan moves out of range.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut
and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tszyu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chonan can turn it around.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tszyu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tszyu.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Chonan is looking to control Tszyu's arms but Tszyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the cage.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Chonan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tszyu up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chonan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chonan moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with an inside leg kick.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Chonan moves out of range easily.
Tszyu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tszyu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chonan back to the cage. Tszyu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tszyu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chonan eats them both and turns towards Tszyu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Chonan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chonan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Chonan blocks a jab.
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Chonan.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Chonan with a series of wild strikes but Chonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chonan tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chonan tries to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chonan thinking.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves away
and Tszyu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan rushes Tszyu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Tszyu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Chonan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tszyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan is pushing Tszyu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Tszyu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Chonan with a series of wild strikes but Chonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Chonan looks to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Chonan backing up. Chonan nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tszyu counters with a nice body shot.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tszyu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chonan's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chonan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves away
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piranha Chonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kostya Tszyu!
Kostya Tszyu retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Kostya Tszyu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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