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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 20 p4p, 4 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 44 p4p, 7 weight class). Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diehard
vs
Shin

180 cm
31
171 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

182 cm
31
176 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin sizes up Diehard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shin tries to bum rush Diehard with a series of wild strikes but Diehard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Shin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
Diehard tries a low kick but Shin avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Shin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shin with a hook.

It looks like Bruce Diehard has been cut.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shin.
Diehard misses with a body shot
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Shin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shin misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diehard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diehard closes the distance and pushes Shin back into the cage.
Diehard misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Shin.
Diehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Shin.
A short right from Diehard.
Diehard lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diehard.
Shin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Diehard.
Shin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diehard backwards.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Diehard misses with a short punch on the inside.

Shin manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Diehard.
A big right from Diehard misses.
Shin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diehard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diehard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shin scrambles back to his feet.
Shin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diehard's head.
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diehard misses with a shot to the body
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diehard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shin moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Shin - just one landing.
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Diehard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diehard cracks Shin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Shin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Shin.
Shin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diehard finds it's way round the side to connect with Shin's head.
Shin tries to clinch but Diehard moves out of range.
Shin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diehard's head.

Diehard is rocked!
Diehard moves in looking to clinch but Shin pushes him off.
Diehard cracks Shin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diehard punishes Shin's body with a nice straight punch.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Bruce Diehard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diehard.
Shin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diehard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shin ducks right into an uppercut from Diehard.
Shin scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot.
Shin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diehard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shin 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 Diehard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diehard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diehard is looking to clinch.
Diehard throws a nice looking combination but Shin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diehard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diehard slips a jab from Shin.
Diehard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Shin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Diehard'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.

A right-left combo lands from Shin.
Some wild striking there from Shin.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Diehard scores with a jab. Shin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Shin misses with a hook
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Diehard tries to clinch up but Shin circles away and keeps his distance.
Shin throws out a counter right but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Shin misses with a hook.
Diehard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diehard throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin cracks the inside of Diehard's front leg.
Diehard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shin in his tracks.
Diehard tries to clinch but Shin is having none of it.
Diehard misses with a lunging right hand
and Shin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diehard tries to clinch but Shin is having none of it.
Shin misses the jab.
Diehard throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Shin.
Shin misses with a looping right.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diehard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Shin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
Shin takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard works Shin's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diehard.
Diehard looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin wants to counter the offense by Diehard and move into the clinch position.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Shin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
And Shin responds with a good body kick, but Diehard manages to step out the way in time.
Shin keeps the fight on the outside.
Shin throws out a counter right but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.
Shin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diehard scores with a jab to the head.
Shin swings for the body but Diehard moves out of range.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
A left lands for Shin.

Diehard has closed the distance and engaged Shin in a clinch.
Diehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shin tries to throw a body punch but Diehard avoids it by throwing Shin back against the cage.
Shin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diehard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diehard prevents a body shot from Shin.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shin gets through Diehard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diehard is defending well for now.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Diehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diehard managing to block the knees to the body from Shin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diehard blocks an elbow strike from Shin.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Shin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Shin as the two fighters clinch.
Shin pushes Diehard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shin.
Shin is pushing Diehard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Shin.

Diehard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shin is trying to keep an underhook but Diehard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shin is looking to control Diehard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shin avoid being mounted?
Shin is staying active underneath Diehard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Diehard'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.

Nice defenses there by Shin.
Diehard moves in looking to clinch but Shin pushes him off.
Diehard cracks a nice hook into Shin's ribs.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diehard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruce Diehard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diehard throws a combination. Shin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diehard takes a swing at Shin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shin. Shin obviously looking to wear him down.
Shin takes one on the button.
Diehard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Shin tenderised Diehard's leg. Diehard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Diehard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shin manages to circle out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shin.
Diehard scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shin swats away the attempt to clinch by Diehard.
Diehard lands with a good body shot.
Shin avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard misses the body punch
and Shin counters with a nice body shot.
Diehard ducks right into an uppercut from Shin.
Shin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diehard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diehard's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Shin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Diehard avoids it.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Shin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diehard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shin.
Diehard scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Diehard misses.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.

Diehard has Shin up against the cage in a clinch.
Shin cracks Diehard with a nice body shot.
Diehard lands an uppercut.
Shin gets through Diehard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diehard swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin pushes Diehard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shin lands a shot to the body.
Shin lands a right hand.
Diehard prevents a body shot from Shin.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diehard is trying to stall.
Shin swings wildly with an uppercut but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Diehard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shin or not.
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!
Shin tries to land knees in the clinch but Diehard avoids the damage to the body.
Diehard has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Diehard tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin tries to work over Diehard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin misses with the head strike.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shin lands an elbow that stopped Diehard in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diehard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shin lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lao Shin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Diehard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diehard throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Diehard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shin swings for the body but Diehard moves out of range.
Diehard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diehard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin needs to keep his hands up - Diehard had a free shot at his head there.
Shin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shin connects with a single shot there.
Shin connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Diehard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shin lands a body shot.
Diehard seems to have got his legs back now.
Diehard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diehard tries to clinch there but Shin circles away.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Shin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diehard connects with a looping right hand.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.
It seemed like Shin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Shin manages to avoid it.
Diehard throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Shin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diehard misses with a series of wild punches.

Diehard closes the distance and clinches.
Diehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
Shin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diehard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shin or not.
Lao Shin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diehard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diehard misses with a punch to the body.
Shin misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Shin moves away and avoids it.
Diehard tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diehard staying out of range there.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Diehard throws a sloppy body shot
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Diehard takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Diehard pushes Shin up against the cage in a clinch.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Shin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diehard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diehard misses with some punches.
Shin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diehard backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diehard working aggressively here.
Diehard misses with the head strike.
Shin scores a nice knee to the body.
Shin tries a body shot but Diehard blocks it.
Shin missing with knees to the body.
Shin lands an elbow inside that Diehard shrugs off.
Shin misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Diehard.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diehard lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Diehard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diehard lands a really nice looking cross but Shin seems unphased.
Diehard moves away from the strike by Shin.
Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Shin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin fakes the leg kick and cracks Diehard in the body.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diehard moves into the clinch successfully.
Shin looking to stall.
Shin has a couple of punches blocked by Diehard.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Shin on the inside.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
Diehard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diehard.

Diehard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard tries to clinch but Shin moves out of range.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shin.
Shin slips under a jab from Diehard.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diehard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shin finds it's way round the side to connect with Diehard's head.
Diehard connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diehard throws an off balance right hand
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Diehard throws a hook but Shin avoids it easily.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diehard doesn't manage to clinch there - Shin circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Diehard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diehard.
Diehard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shin misses with a few strikes there.
Diehard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shin moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diehard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Shin.
Shin keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin! But no joy.
Shin connects with a right hand. Diehard shakes it off.
Shin moves away from the strike by Diehard.
Diehard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shin swats away the attempt to clinch by Diehard.
Shin slips a straight right by Diehard.
Shin thinks about the counter body kick.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diehard scores with a punch to the head.
Diehard with a hook.
Bruce Diehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diehard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard scores with a jab. Shin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shin.
Diehard throws a poor cross that misses
and Shin counters with a thumping low kick.
Diehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shin feints and then cracks Diehard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diehard down.
Diehard throws a right hand that misses
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lao Shin.
I think Shin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lao Shin!
Lao Shin is the new welterweight champion!
Lao Shin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.