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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 119 p4p, 711 weight class) and Kwasi Kwong (ranked 17 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwasi Kwong!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kwong.
Kwong throws a hook but Magrath blocks it.
Kwasi Kwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kwong fails to land with a series of punches.
Magrath slips a straight right by Kwong.
Kwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magrath connects with a looping right hand.
Kwong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwong throws an overhand right that lands on Magrath's shoulder, as Magrath tries to avoid the shot.
Magrath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwong's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kwong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magrath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magrath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magrath lands a two punch combo.
Magrath slips under a jab.
Magrath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kwong moves in looking to clinch but Magrath pushes him off.
Kwong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwong misses the target.
Magrath cracks Kwong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kwong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Magrath.
Kwong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magrath moves into range and clinches up with Kwong.
Magrath jumps guard but Kwong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Kwong.
Magrath misses with the head strike.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Magrath.
Kwong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magrath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong rushes Magrath and presses him up against the cage.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Magrath throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwong.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Magrath avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Magrath tries to pull guard but Kwong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magrath misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath is trying to break free.
Magrath swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwong works on Magrath's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magrath.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwong takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Kwong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwong rushes Magrath and presses him up against the cage.
Magrath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwongs head.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kwong throws a punch but it's blocked by Magrath.
Kwong prevents a body shot from Magrath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magrath.
Magrath jumps guard but Kwong stands there with Magrath around his waist. Magrath gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Magrath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magrath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magrath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Kwong.
Kwong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magrath swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwong.
Kwong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Kwong fails to land with a series of punches.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magrath moves in looking to clinch but Kwong pushes him off.
Kwong takes one to the side of the head.
Magrath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwong! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Magrath blocks the leg kick.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath scores with a nice head shot.
Kwong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Kwong misses with a hook
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magrath defending well as Kwong loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kwong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong throws a series of punches but Magrath moves out of range.
A left lands for Magrath.
Kwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
Kwong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magrath backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jaxon Magrath has been cut.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kwong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwong.
Kwong moves out of range of the leg kick from Magrath.
Magrath clinches up against the cage.
Kwong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Kwong as the two fighters clinch.
Kwong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
Kwong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magrath backwards.
Magrath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kwong.
Kwong pushes Magrath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kwong misses with a hook
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath thows a leg kick but Kwong checks it
and Kwong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwong connects with a crisp jab.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Magrath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magrath to score with a decent uppercut.
Magrath scores with a nice strike.
Magrath lands with a good body shot.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kwong jabs Magrath to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Kwong lands a jab to the head.
Kwong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Magrath. That snapped Kwong's head back.
A big left from Kwong misses.
Kwong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Kwong manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwong blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Kwong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magrath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kwong.
Magrath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magrath throws the left hand but Kwong avoids the punch easily.
Magrath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magrath.
Magrath keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kwong ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Magrath slips a straight right by Kwong.
Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwong misses the target.
Kwong is looking to clinch.
Magrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kwong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kwong has Magrath up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magrath backwards.
Kwong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magrath walks into a left hand.
Kwong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwong misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kwong. Those never looked like landing.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kwong.
Kwong blocks a leg kick.
Kwong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kwong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Magrath.
Magrath looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Kwong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Magrath.
Kwong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath dips to his left and cracks Kwong with an uppercut!
Magrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kwong throws a series of punches but Magrath avoids them all with ease.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magrath is looking to counter with head kicks.
Magrath lands an overhand right.
Kwong lands with a right hand.
Kwong defending well as Magrath loads up on a big left hand.
Kwong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwong.
Kwong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kwong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kwong closes the distance and pushes Magrath back into the cage.
Magrath blocks an uppercut.
Magrath misses with a punch on the inside.
Magrath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magrath's elbow.
Kwong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Magrath misses the target.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong tries to clinch there but Magrath circles away.
Kwong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magrath.
Kwong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwong throws a jab when Magrath was well out of range.
Magrath cracks Kwong with an open hand slap.
A big right from Kwong misses.
Magrath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwong throws out the jab.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
A slow jab from Magrath misses its intended target.
Kwong cracks Magrath with a good jab.
Magrath thumps Kwong with a low kick.
Kwong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwong connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Kwong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Kwong as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Kwong's leg. Kwong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kwong misses with a body shot.
Magrath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kwong throws a shot from downtown. Magrath moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
That's time! Magrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Kwong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kwong throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily.
Kwong cracks Magrath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magrath thumps Kwong with a low kick.
Kwong misses the jab.
Magrath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwong.
Magrath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Kwong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magrath can pounce on him.
Magrath wants to land a leg kick but Kwong is out of range.
Kwong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kwong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magrath throws a shot from downtown. Kwong moves away and avoids it.
Kwong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kwong misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Magrath.
Kwong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kwong misses with the combination.
Magrath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kwong throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath slips a straight right by Kwong.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magrath is looking to slow Kwong down with leg kicks.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwong's sensitive parts.
Kwong throws a nice looking combination but Magrath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Magrath.
Magrath feints and then cracks Kwong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwong down.
Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
Magrath slips a jab from Kwong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Magrath lands a leg kick that knocks Kwong off balance momentarily.
Kwasi Kwong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwong swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwong misses with an uppercut. Magrath saw that one coming.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magrath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kwong misses with a hook. Magrath ducked under it nicely.
Kwong throws a jab but it's blocked by Magrath.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwong misses with an uppercut
and Magrath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magrath lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwong off the cage and back into range.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwong misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Kwong misses
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magrath 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.
Magrath 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.
Kwong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwong! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Magrath.
Kwong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magrath.
Kwong clinches with his opponent.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath has a couple of punches blocked by Kwong.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magrath lands a jab to Kwong's midsection.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Kwong.
Magrath lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Kwong.
Magrath feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwong avoids the head kick by Magrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magrath moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Magrath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath drops his hands momentarily and Kwong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magrath lands a nice shot that snaps Kwong's head back.
Kwong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Kwong slips the punch.
Magrath lands a jab to the head.
Magrath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Magrath misses.
Kwong punishes Magrath's body with a nice straight punch.
Kwong throws a shot from downtown. Magrath moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Kwong misses with an uppercut
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick from Magrath, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Kwong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
That's time! Magrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magrath. Kwong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magrath has time to react.
Magrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kwong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magrath works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magrath connects with a jab.
Kwong has closed the distance and engaged Magrath in a clinch.
Magrath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magrath misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magrath.
Kwong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Magrath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magrath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magrath dodges the punch combination from Kwong.
Kwong throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magrath.
Kwong blocks a head kick by Magrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwong misses with an uppercut.
Kwong lands a nice hook to Magrath's body. Magrath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magrath lands with an overhand left.
Kwong tries to clinch up.
Magrath thumps Kwong with a low kick.
Kwong scores with a nice head shot.
Magrath defending well as Kwong loads up on a big left hand.
Kwong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kwong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kwong tries to close the distance and clinch but Magrath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Kwong's shoulder, as Kwong tries to avoid the shot.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Magrath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magrath lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong fails to land with a series of punches.
Kwong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwong tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath scores with a decent looking hook.
Magrath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwong.
Kwong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magrath circles away quickly and effectively.
Kwong moves forwards but Magrath connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kwong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magrath. That's going to slow Kwong down.
Magrath tries to clinch but Kwong is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magrath.
Kwong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magrath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kwong scrambles back to his feet.
Magrath dodges the punch combination from Kwong.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath connects with a right hand. Kwong shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath moves into the clinch successfully.
Magrath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magrath breaks the clinch.
Kwong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magrath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kwong throws a jab but it's blocked by Magrath.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwong's sensitive parts.
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kwong.
Magrath tried to counter with a leg kick but Kwong avoided it.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Kwong.
Kwong clinches with his opponent.
Magrath blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kwong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magrath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwong throws a punch but it's blocked by Magrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kwong.
Magrath pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kwong wants to control from the top but Magrath keeps moving.
Magrath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kwong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kwong won't allow Magrath to sweep him here.
Kwong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Magrath's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magrath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwong slips under a jab.
Kwong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magrath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Kwong throws a big shot that misses.
Magrath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kwong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kwong swings widly with a right hand
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Kwong loads up on a big right hand but Magrath slips the punch.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Magrath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong misses with a right hand
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magrath throws a good cross that connects.
Kwong misses the jab.
Kwong scores with a sloppy right hand. Magrath should have avoided that one.
Kwong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magrath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magrath throws a jab when Kwong was well out of range.
Kwong throws a sloppy body shot
and Magrath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magrath, as that shot connected.
Kwong tries to bum rush Magrath with a series of wild strikes but Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magrath scores with a jab to the head.
Kwong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwong moves away.
Kwong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kwong throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Magrath. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magrath.
Magrath throws a low kick but Kwong avoids it.
Magrath cracks Kwong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kwong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kwong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwong misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Magrath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwong misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magrath lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwong misses with a hook. Magrath ducked under it nicely.
Kwong throws a leg kick but Magrath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kwong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kwong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magrath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magrath misses with a looping right.
Kwong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magraths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magrath lands a jab to the nose.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magrath connects with a crisp jab.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magrath throws out a leg kick but Kwong moves out of range and Magrath only half commits.
Magrath throws a shot from downtown. Kwong moves away and avoids it.
Kwong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Magrath.
Magrath throws a low kick but Kwong moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kwong misses its intended target.
Kwong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magrath misses the jab.
Magrath slips under a jab from Kwong.
Kwong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kwong throws out a loose jab but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magrath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kwong.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Magrath misses its intended target.
Kwong lands the left hand.
Kwong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Magrath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magrath prevents a body shot from Kwong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kwong.
Magrath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Magrath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magrath gets through Kwong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magrath lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magrath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magrath manages to break the clinch.
Kwong cracks Magrath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kwong takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Magrath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magrath slips under a jab.
Kwong gets a clinch.
Magrath lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magrath.
Magrath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magrath tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magrath swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Jaxon Magrath.
I think Magrath 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Jaxon Magrath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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