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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 719 p4p, 92 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 908 p4p, 114 weight class). Tszyu has chosen Till the End of Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kostya Tszyu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tszyu feints a counter leg kick.
Carl Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carl Black tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Carl Black rushes Tszyu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Tszyu is looking to break free of the clinch but Carl Black has double underhooks.
Carl Black dodges an elbow strike from Tszyu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Carl Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tszyu.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tszyu takes a swing at Carl Black's ribcage but misses.
Tszyu throws out a leg kick but Carl Black moves out of range and Tszyu only half commits.
Carl Black tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carl Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tszyu is able to avoid easily.
Tszyu walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
As Tszyu tries to get set, Carl Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Tszyu manages to avoid the attempt.
Tszyu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carl Black forces Tszyu back against the cage and clinches.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Carl Black blocks it.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
Tszyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carl Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tszyu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Carl Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tszyu.
Carl Black lands a right hand.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu misses with a knee to the head.
Carl Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carl Black keeps control of Tszyu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Carl Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carl Black dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carl Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carl Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carl Black moves out of range as Tszyu throws a body kick.
Carl Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tszyu finds it's way round the side to connect with Carl Black's head.
Carl Black throws a hook to the side of Tszyu's head but Tszyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carl Black misses with a low kick as Tszyu jumps back.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Carl Black backs away looking to recover.
Carl Black lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tszyu will feel that in the morning.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Carl Black backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Carl Black lands.
Carl Black ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tszyu misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black clinches.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Black scores with a punch to the head.
Carl Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tszyu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
Carl Black wants to clinch.
Tszyu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tszyu misses with a low kick.
Carl Black moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carl Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carl Black slips under a jab.
Carl Black swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carl Black counter with a right hand.
Tszyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carl Black throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tszyu misses with a head kick.
Carl Black was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Carl Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carl Black misses with an uppercut. Tszyu saw that one coming.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tszyu cracks Carl Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Carl Black moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carl Black throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Tszyu works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Carl Black.
Carl Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Tszyu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carl Blacks head.
Carl Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Tszyu controls his hands.
Carl Black tries a body shot but Tszyu blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Tszyu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tszyu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jimmy Carl Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tszyu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tszyu tries to work over Carl Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Carl Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carl Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tszyu.
Carl Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carl Black throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carl Black misses with a wild body shot.
Carl Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carl Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tszyu. Tszyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tszyu slips a jab from Carl Black.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut. Carl Black saw that one coming.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Carl Black misses its target.
Tszyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carl Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Carl Black moves into the clinch.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu tries to work over Carl Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Carl Black looks to land a body kick but Tszyu moved away.
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tszyu with a hook.
Tszyu throws out a powerful jab.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carl Black explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carl Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Carl Black.
Tszyu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carl Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carl Black.
Carl Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Carl Black.
Tszyu misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black prevents Tszyu from breaking the clinch.
Carl Black misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as Carl Black controls the action.
Carl Black misses with a knee to the head.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Carl Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tszyu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carl Black blocks a leg kick.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu looks to land a combination but Carl Black avoids it well.
Carl Black avoids the head kick by Tszyu.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carl Black scores with a jab. Tszyu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carl Black closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carl Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tszyu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Carl Black moved out of range.
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!
Carl Black misses with a low kick as Tszyu jumps back.
Tszyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carl Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tszyu's sensitive parts.
Tszyu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tszyu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses.
Tszyu connects with a crisp jab.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Carl Black is just out of range.
Tszyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black cracks Tszyu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tszyu moves into the clinch.
Tszyu managing to block the knees to the body from Carl Black.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Carl Black moves out of range.
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Carl Black throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tszyu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carl Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tszyu scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tszyu.
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 Carl Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carl Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Carl Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that Carl Black avoids nicely.
Carl Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tszyu in his tracks.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carl Black.
Carl Black appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tszyu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Carl Black slips under a jab from Tszyu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Tszyu.
Carl Black darts in trying to clinch
and Tszyu counters with a nice leg kick.
Carl Black misses with a low kick.
Carl Black blocks the body kick.
Carl Black throws a body kick that misses.
Carl Black misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carl Black throws a wild body kick that Tszyu sees coming a mile off.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tszyu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carl Black's head.
Tszyu misses with a low kick as Carl Black jumps back.
Tszyu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carl Black can pounce on him.
Carl Black slips under a jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a push kick but Carl Black slaps the foot to one side.
Tszyu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carl Black throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Carl Black throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
Carl Black takes one on the button.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carl Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carl Black blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
A jab lands there for Tszyu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black checks a low kick from Tszyu.
Tszyu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tszyu is looking for the big counter here.
Tszyu checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Tszyu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tszyu.
Tszyu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tszyu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
Carl Black avoiding damage as Tszyu throws knees to the body.
Carl Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kostya Tszyu.
I've got Tszyu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
Kostya Tszyu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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