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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Georges (ranked 828 p4p, 253 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 49 p4p, 12 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
Jun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jun walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Jun's head back.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Jun scores with a jab.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Jun avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges lands with a nice body punch.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jun's sensitive parts.
Jun digs a good body shot into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Jun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Jun.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
St. Georges connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
Jun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jun just manages to avoid it.
Jun lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
Jun throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges defending well as Jun loads up on a big left hand.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jun needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
Jun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Jun's ribs.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jun throws a series of punches but St. Georges moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jun.
A good leg kick by St. Georges.
Jun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Jun ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Jun slaps the foot to one side.
Jun blocks a jab.
Jun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St. Georges takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jun staying out of range there.
Jun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Jun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jun lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Jun - just one landing.
St. Georges lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jun connects with a body shot.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Jun misses with a hook
and St. Georges counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Jun defends it.
Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St. Georges is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jun to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jun shrugs it off.
Jun wants to control but St. Georges is having none of it.
Jun might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St. Georges haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St. Georges takes Jun's back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St. Georges looking for the RNC.
St. Georges not allowing Jun to control his hands.
Jun rolls, trying to escape but St. Georges keeps control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges working for a choke but Jun is defending well.
St. Georges not allowing Jun to control his hands.
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 Georges St. Georges will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jun misses with a straight right.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Jun misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Jun throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhang Jun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Jun tries to avoid it.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Jun throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Jun is just out of range.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Jun manages to avoid it.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
Jun misses with a series of wild punches.
Jun moves forwards but St. Georges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Jun knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jun.
Jun throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
Jun takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Jun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St. Georges momentarily.
Jun looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Jun tries to avoid it.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a body shot.
Jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Jun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
Jun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jun throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
Jun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Jun's head but Jun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Jun misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
Jun misses with a hook.
Jun throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Jun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St. Georges has time to react.
Jun throws a right hand that St. Georges ducks under and follows up with a left that St. Georges also avoids with ease.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Jun.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Jun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges is looking to counter with a body kick.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges misses with a low kick as Jun jumps back.
Jun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jun's sensitive parts.
Jun throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Jun throws a poor cross that misses
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges moves out of range as Jun strikes.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Jun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Jun scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun slips a jab from St. Georges.
Jun moves forwards but St. Georges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St. Georges moves out of range as Jun strikes.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges pushes Jun away with a front kick.
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 Georges St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Georges counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Jun is out of range.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
A big left from Jun misses.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Jun.
Jun throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Jun slips a jab from St. Georges.
Jun misses with a straight left.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Jun lands a jab.
Jun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St. Georges takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jun throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Georges scrambles back to his feet.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from Jun misses.
Jun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Jun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
Jun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St. Georges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jun slips a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Jun is just out of range.
Jun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Jun.
St. Georges is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St. Georges lands a nice hook to Jun's body. Jun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Jun misses.
Jun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jun swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges throws a shot to the body.
Jun misses with an uppercut
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
Jun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jun throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jun throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
Crunch! St. Georges slams his shin into Jun's torso.
Danga de danga de dang - Jun scores with a four punch combination!
Jun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jun scores with a hook.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Jun is out of range.
Jun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Jun is just out of range.
Jun misses the jab.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jun jabs at St. Georges's body.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
No joy there for Jun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Jun avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
Jun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jun lands an overhand right.
Jun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Jun's belly button to the back.
Jun swings widly with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a good, hard body kick but Jun shrugs it off.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jun.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
St. Georges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jun counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St. Georges - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
Nice body punch from Jun.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
Jun lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Georges St. Georges did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jun walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
Jun throws a series of punches but St. Georges moves out of range.
Jun blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jun lands a jab-cross combination.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Jun misses with a looping right.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Jun as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Jun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
A punch lands to the side of Jun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jun.
Jun throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Jun slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Jun throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Jun lands a right hook to the body.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
Jun scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
St. Georges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jun misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
A little jabbing left from Jun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
Jun scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Jun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St. Georges backs up against the cage.
St. Georges tries to move into range but Jun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Jun blocks a jab.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jun throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jun! But no joy.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jun misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Jun throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Jun slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Jun throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Jun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
St. Georges swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jun scores with a hook.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Jun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St. Georges with a hook.
Jun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jun jabs at St. Georges's body.
Jun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Jun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Jun.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Jun walks into a left hand.
St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Jun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jun throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Jun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
St. Georges looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from St. Georges misses its target.
St. Georges defending well as Jun loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jun takes a jab right on the kisser.
St. Georges swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Jun.
St. Georges gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jun at a distance.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jun.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges misses with a few strikes there.
Jun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Jun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Jun dominated that fourth round.
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!
Jun misses with an uppercut.
Jun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St. Georges closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Jun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jun.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Jun is just out of range.
Jun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Jun scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - St. Georges scores with a four punch combination!
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Jun off balance momentarily.
Jun checks a low kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges throws a hook but Jun avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jun. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Jun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jun slips a jab from St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jun looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Jun swings widly with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jun throws a series of punches but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St. Georges slips a jab from Jun.
Jun connects with a jab.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges scores with a jab. Jun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
Jun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
St. Georges pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jun is out of range and St. Georges settles back down.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Jun scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jun. That snapped St. Georges's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges throws a right and a left that Jun avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St. Georges - the referee stops the clock and Jun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St. Georges. Jun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jun throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Jun.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Georges. That snapped Jun's head back.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Jun ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
Jun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Jun.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jun misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jun lands with a nice body punch.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St. Georges circles away quickly and effectively.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Georges St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Jun avoids a punch combination nicely.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jun throws out the jab.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Jun throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jun staying out of range there.
Jun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Jun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Jun looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Jun throws out a powerful jab.
Jun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Jun sees it coming and moves out of range.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St. Georges cracks Jun with an open hand slap.
Jun throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jun moves forwards but St. Georges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
Jun misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a straight right hand.
Jun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Jun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jun. That did some damage!
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jun throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Georges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jun's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St. Georges 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St. Georges!
Georges St. Georges is the new bantamweight champion!
Georges St. Georges bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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