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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1415 p4p, 178 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 827 p4p, 108 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tszyu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Till the End of Time. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hageman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a big counter combination but Hageman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hageman connects with a solid leg kick.
Hageman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a big shot that misses.
Hageman looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hageman blocks the leg kick.
Hageman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tszyu counters with a low kick, right behind Hageman 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Hageman.
Tszyu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu lands a jab to Hageman's midsection.
Tszyu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hageman misses.
Tszyu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Hageman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu lands with a hook. Hageman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tszyu lands a nice looking body shot.
Tszyu staying out of range there.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Hageman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tszyu avoids a kick to the body.
Tszyu throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hageman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tszyu.
Hageman blocks a leg kick.
Tszyu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hageman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hageman.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Hageman.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tszyu 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 Hageman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hageman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hageman.
Hageman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Hageman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hageman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tszyu.
Hageman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lands a lovely overhand right.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Tszyu blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Hageman is predictable there
and Tszyu counters with a good low kick that Hageman was not able to check.
A jab from Tszyu misses.
Hageman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hageman motions for Tszyu to come forward. Hageman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman digs a good body shot into Tszyu's ribs.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hageman.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Hageman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hageman slips a jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hageman's sensitive parts.
Hageman misses with a wild combination.
Hageman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tszyu can pounce on him.
Hageman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
Tszyu lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
Hageman throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hageman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman swings for the body but Tszyu moves out of range.
Hageman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hageman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tszyu doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Hageman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tszyu doesn't seem phased though.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Tszyu throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hageman misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Tszyu blocks the low kick.
Tszyu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hageman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tszyu counters with a body kick.
Hageman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hageman moves out of range as Tszyu throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Hageman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Hageman backing up. Hageman nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
Hageman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Tszyu. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Hageman.
Hageman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tszyu under the eye.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Tszyu moves out of range.
Hageman misses with an uppercut. Tszyu saw that one coming.
Hageman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Tszyu.
Hageman misses with a few strikes there.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
Tszyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hageman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hageman throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman looks to throw a body kick
and Tszyu counters with a series of strikes. Hageman will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Tszyu dips to his left and cracks Hageman with an uppercut!
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman scores with a nice right hand.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tszyu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hageman.
Hageman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tszyu misses with the combination.
Tszyu has managed to clinch.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Tszyu prevents a body shot from Hageman.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tszyu's elbow.
Hageman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tszyu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tszyu is working Hageman over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Hageman swinging wildly here.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Hageman.
Kostya Tszyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hageman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hageman just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Tszyu does it's job there.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Hageman slips a straight right by Tszyu.
Despite the aggression on Hageman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hageman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tszyu checks a leg kick.
Tszyu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tszyu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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 throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu slips under a jab from Hageman.
Hageman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hageman.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Tszyu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tszyu tries to avoid it.
Hageman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tszyu's calf.
Tszyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hageman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hageman has time to react.
Hageman feints and then cracks Tszyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tszyu down.
Hageman throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu lands a head kick. Hageman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hageman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hageman.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu forces Hageman back against the cage and clinches.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Tszyu - that landed with a thud.
Hageman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tszyu is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Hageman.
Tszyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hageman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Hageman lands with a short shot to the head.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Hageman tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Hageman back against the cage.
Tszyu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with a body punch.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tszyu controls his hands.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Tszyu checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu cracks Hageman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hageman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tszyu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hageman slips under a jab.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hageman misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu throws a head kick that half lands.
Tszyu defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Tszyu fakes the leg kick and cracks Hageman in the body.
Tszyu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hageman misses with a low kick as Tszyu jumps back.
Tszyu stalks Hageman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hageman's face. Hageman staggers backwards, shaken.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hageman blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tszyu has time to react.
Tszyu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Tszyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hageman misses the target.
Tszyu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hageman with a hook.
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 Diego Hageman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hageman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Hageman moves out of range easily.
Tszyu looks for the body kick but Hageman saw that one coming.
Tszyu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hageman should have avoided that one.
Tszyu closes the distance and clinches.
Hageman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tszyus head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Tszyu tries to break free but Hageman pushes him back against the cage.
Hageman can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Hageman breaks the clinch.
Hageman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tszyu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tszyu misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hageman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hageman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hageman throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hageman.
Tszyu slips under a jab from Hageman.
Hageman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tszyu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tszyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tszyu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tszyu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tszyu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hageman circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tszyu checks a leg kick.
Tszyu throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Hageman throws a push kick but Tszyu slaps the foot to one side.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hageman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tszyu.
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a body shot.
Tszyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hageman lands a head shot.
Tszyu connects with a looping right hand.
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hageman.
Hageman walks into a straight right hand from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a low kick.
Hageman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tszyu works over Hageman's head and body with a nice combination.
Tszyu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hageman misses with a body shot
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hageman.
Tszyu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a hook but Tszyu avoids it easily.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hageman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hageman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Hageman.
Hageman throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu staying out of range there.
Hageman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tszyu.
Nice straight punches there by Tszyu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hageman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu throws a right hand that Hageman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hageman also avoids with ease.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Hageman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Tszyu.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tszyu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tszyu tries to clinch but Hageman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a right hand
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hageman.
Diego Hageman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tszyu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tszyu fails to land with a series of punches.
Tszyu lands a head shot.
Hageman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hageman throws a series of strikes that have Tszyu backpedaling.
Hageman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hageman throws a poor cross that misses
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tszyu counters with an inside leg kick.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu cracks a nice hook into Hageman's ribs.
Tszyu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 Kostya Tszyu.
Well Tszyu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
A victorious Kostya Tszyu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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