PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 147 p4p, 8 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. 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.

Verygood
vs
Hung Dong

172 cm
27
141 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Groove Gear

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Verygood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Verygood.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
Verygood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Dong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood misses with the head strike.
Verygood is working Dong over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land.
Verygood lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Verygood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verygood.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Verygood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Dong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Verygood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dong can turn it around.
Verygood blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood blocks a body shot from Dong.
Verygood throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong scores with a shot to the side of Verygood's head.
Verygood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verygood scores with a shoulder strike.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong blocking some punches.
Verygood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong scores with a hook to the body.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dong pushes Verygood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verygood misses with some punches.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Dong jumps guard but Verygood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dong blocks an elbow strike.
Verygood misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood misses with some punches.
Verygood blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Verygood.
Dong works on Verygood's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood stalling against the cage.
Verygood working aggressively here.
Verygood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Verygood is trying to pull guard but Dong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Dong blocks a body shot from Verygood.
With the fighters up against the cage, Verygood throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Dong.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Verygood.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong lands a body punch.
Verygood pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong stalling.
A short uppercut from Dong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Dong lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood is trying to stall.
Verygood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Verygood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong blocking some punches.
A short right from Dong on the inside.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Verygood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verygood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Verygood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood wants to stall.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verygood has Dong pushed against the cage.
Dong misses with some punches.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verygood.
Verygood tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Verygood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verygood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Verygood lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong. That one must have hurt.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Dong throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Verygood throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Verygood wants to clinch.
Dong moves away from the strike by Verygood.
Dong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verygood under the eye.
Dong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood is looking to wear down Dong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dong lands a nice hook to Verygood's body. Verygood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Dong tries to land a front kick but Verygood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verygood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dong under the eye.
Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Dong throws out a counter right but Verygood avoids it with no problem.
Dong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verygood.
Verygood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dong.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
Dong misses with a low kick.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood tries to clinch but Dong is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Dong.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Verygood.
Dong avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Dong tries to land a front kick but Verygood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood moved away.
Verygood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verygood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Verygood slips a straight right by Dong.
Verygood tries to move into range but Dong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verygood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood moved away.
Dong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Verygood lands a leg kick that knocks Dong off balance momentarily.
Verygood tries to clinch there but Dong circles away.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood lands with a straight right. Dong didn't see that one coming.
Dong throws an off balance right hand
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verygood swings widly with a right hand
and Dong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Verygood - just one landing.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Verygood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Verygood punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch.
Verygood slips a jab from Dong.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Dong feints a jab promting Verygood to slip. Dong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Verygood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood moved away.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Dong.
A big left from Verygood misses.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verygood.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
Verygood scores with a jab.
Dong lands a head shot.
Verygood throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Verygood throws a low kick but Dong moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood blocks the body kick.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood checks the leg kick.
Verygood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Verygood moved away.
Verygood lands a jab.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Verygood tries a low kick but Dong avoids it.
Dong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Verygood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.
Dong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dong throws an overhand right that lands on Verygood's shoulder, as Verygood tries to avoid the shot.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Verygood throws a leg kick
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Dong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood misses with a looping right.
Verygood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong.
Verygood checks a leg kick.
Verygood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dong. That did some damage!
Dong is looking to score with low kicks.
Verygood throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verygoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Dong misses.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong with a hook.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong throws out a counter right but Verygood avoids it with no problem.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Verygood.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verygood.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood misses the jab.
Verygood takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verygood's sensitive parts.
Verygood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Nice shot lands for Dong.

Verygood has managed to clinch.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Dong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Verygood manages to break the clinch.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dong scores with a body shot.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood throws a body kick that misses.
Dong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Verygood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Dong.
Dong throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Verygood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Dong saw it coming and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong misses with a body punch.
A short right from Verygood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Verygood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verygood backwards.
Dong pushes Verygood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Dong avoiding damage.
Verygood looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Verygood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dong's brow.

Verygood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dong staying out of range there.
Verygood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verygood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yung Hung Dong just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Verygood lands a glancing blow to the side of Dong's head.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.

Verygood closes the distance and clinches.
Dong lands an uppercut.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Kurt Verygood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verygood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Verygood lands with a left to the head.
Verygood working aggressively here.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Verygood misses with the head strike.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Verygood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
Dong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dong walks away with a smile on his face. Verygood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dong.
Verygood throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Verygood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong - the referee stops the clock and Verygood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong. Verygood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Verygood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong throws out a counter right but Verygood avoids it with no problem.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Verygood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Verygood.
Dong scores with a hook.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Verygood connects with a right hand. Dong shakes it off.
Dong misses with a straight left.
A jab from Verygood misses.
An inside leg kick from Dong misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood slips a jab from Dong.
Dong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verygood at a distance.
Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verygood 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 Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verygood has time to react.
Verygood lands a body shot.
Verygood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verygood defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood tries to clinch there but Dong circles away.

Verygood takes the fight into the clinch.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood blocking some punches.
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!
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verygood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verygood's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.

Verygood pulls guard.

Verygood throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dong uses it to pass to side control.
Dong moves into full mount!
Verygood tries to hold on but Dong postures up.
Dong moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Verygood is looking to clinch.
Verygood misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Dong motions for Verygood to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verygood missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dong swats away the attempt to clinch by Verygood.
Dong thinks about the counter body kick.
Dong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Verygood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verygood checks it well.
Dong checks a low kick from Verygood.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Verygood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dong tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Verygood blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Verygood misses with a double jab.
Verygood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Dong there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Verygood!
Dong feints and then cracks Verygood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verygood down.
Dong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verygood.
Dong misses with a hook.
Verygood jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Verygood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Dong.
Dong misses the jab.
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Dong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood blocks a leg kick.
Verygood defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Verygood.
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verygood cracks Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verygood checks a leg kick.
Verygood throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Verygood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.

Verygood moves into the clinch.
Verygood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dong is keeping busy.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Verygood.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Verygood controls the action.
Dong being controlled against the cage.
Dong lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood avoiding damage.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dong.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Verygood misses with the head strike.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Dong prevents a body shot from Verygood.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong wants to stall.
Verygood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verygood blocks a body shot from Dong.

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 Kurt Verygood.
I think Verygood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong is the new bantamweight champion!
Yung Hung Dong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.