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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 1955 p4p, 190 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1990 p4p, 192 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tszyu's choice of entrance music: Till the End of Time. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu blocks the body kick.
La Bor scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Tszyu.
Tszyu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
La Bor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tszyu keeps La Bor at a distance using the push kick.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tszyu.
Tszyu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Bor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tszyu.
La Bor throws a leg kick
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Bor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Bor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Tszyu misses with a left hand
and La Bor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tszyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits La Bors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Bor throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor avoids a kick to the body.
La Bor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tszyu misses with a head kick.
Tszyu cracks the inside of La Bor's front leg.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by La Bor.
Tszyu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu tries to land a body kick
and La Bor counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu throws a shot from downtown. La Bor moves away and avoids it.
La Bor tries to counter by clinching up but Tszyu breaks away and moves out of range.
La Bor lands a jab to the nose.
La Bor misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Bor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tszyu's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Bor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tszyu digs a good body shot into La Bor's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Tszyu. Those never looked like landing.
Tszyu throws a half hearted mid kick.
La Bor loads up on a big right hand but Tszyu slips the punch.
La Bor throws a solid leg kick but Tszyu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Bor.
Nice uppercut there from La Bor.
Tszyu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Tszyu is predictable there
and La Bor moves into the clinch.
La Bor prevents Tszyu from breaking the clinch.
La Bor scores with a shot to the side of Tszyu's head.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from La Bor.
Good body shot from Tszyu.
La Bor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as La Bor controls the action.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor gets through Tszyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Bor.
La Bor blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Bor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Tszyu.
Tszyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tszyu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Bor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
La Bor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu takes a shot to the head.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
La Bor working aggressively here.
Tszyu working aggressively here.
La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Bor's elbow.
Tszyu lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Bor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
La Bor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but La Bor moved away.
The crowd cheers as Tszyu lands an impressive looking overhand right. La Bor doesn't seem phased though.
La Bor defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
Tszyu tries to land a body kick
and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu throws a hook to the side of La Bor's head but La Bor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
La Bor throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
La Bor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La Bor thumps Tszyu with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor lands with a shot to the body.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Tszyu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Bor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
La Bor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tszyu. That's going to slow La Bor down.
Tszyu lands a nice looking body kick.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor is looking to counter punch.
Tszyu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
La Bor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu tries a low kick but La Bor avoids it.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
La Bor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A combination from La Bor does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor staying out of range there.
La Bor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but La Bor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tszyu throws a low kick but La Bor avoids it.
A big right from La Bor misses.
As La Bor backs off Tszyu throws a huge counter combo but La Bor manages to avoid it all.
Tszyu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tszyu swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
Tszyu misses with an attempted mid kick.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. Tszyu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Tszyu lands.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
It looked like La Bor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La Bor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tszyu finds it's way round the side to connect with La Bor's head.
La Bor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tszyu looks to throw the jab but La Bor is out of range.
La Bor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu with a nice cross.
La Bor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu misses with a body kick.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
La Bor throws the kick towards the body but Tszyu avoids it.
La Bor misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Tszyu misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
It looked like La Bor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
La Bor tries to counter by clinching up but Tszyu breaks away and moves out of range.
La Bor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a lunging right hand
and La Bor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Bor lands with an uppercut that bounces Tszyu off the cage and back into range.
La Bor throws a low kick but Tszyu moves out of range easily.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
Tszyu slips under a jab.
La Bor sizes up Tszyu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor just misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor connects with a body shot that sends Tszyu's belly button to the back.
La Bor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Bor walks into a jab.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Tszyu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Bor.
Tszyu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Bor.
La Bor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tszyu is able to avoid easily.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tszyu throws a head kick that half lands.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
La Bor throws a low kick but Tszyu avoids it.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Tszyu is looking to chop away at La Bor's legs.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu 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.
A big right from La Bor misses.
Tszyu throws a big counter head kick but La Bor avoids it with no problem.
Tszyu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tszyu checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tszyu throws a low kick but La Bor moves out of range easily.
La Bor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. La Bor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu slips under a jab from La Bor.
Tszyu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tszyu misses with a leg kick
and La Bor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Tszyu.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tszyu.
La Bor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
La Bor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tszyu.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tszyu.
Nice uppercut lands for Tszyu. That snapped La Bor's head back.
La Bor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tszyu's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but La Bor ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
La Bor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Bor, right into the meat.
Tszyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La Bor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu tries to score with a low kick but La Bor moves his leg out of the way.
La Bor throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Bor throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
La Bor connects with a jab.
La Bor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Bor tests Tszyu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Bor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tszyu is out of range.
Tszyu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Bor throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
La Bor misses with a looping right.
Tszyu throws a body punch but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu thuds his shin into the meat of La Bor's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tszyu!
La Bor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Tszyu throws a jab when La Bor was well out of range.
Tszyu moves out of range of the body kick from La Bor.
La Bor avoids the head kick by Tszyu.
La Bor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
La Bor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tszyu's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tszyu.
Tszyu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tszyu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Bor checks it well.
La Bor slips a straight right by Tszyu.
An attempted straight right counter from La Bor misses the target.
La Bor misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Tszyu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Tszyu moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a good body shot.
Tszyu throws a lazy right hand but La Bor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Tszyu tries to get set, La Bor tries to push him back and clinch up but Tszyu manages to avoid the attempt.
La Bor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. La Bor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick
and La Bor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Bor throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but La Bor is just out of range.
Tszyu misses with a straight left.
Tszyu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Bor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Bor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Bor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but La Bor avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor is looking to chop away at Tszyu's legs.
La Bor clobbers Tszyu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tszyu avoids it.
Tszyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Tszyu tries to get set, La Bor tries to push him back and clinch up but Tszyu manages to avoid the attempt.
Tszyu throws a nice inside leg kick.
La Bor lands a jab.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Bor. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu scores with a crisp jab that stopped La Bor in his tracks.
Tszyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but La Bor is just out of range.
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 Manuel La Bor.
I think La Bor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
After the big win, Manuel La Bor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Woodshins' Ship and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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