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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaquan Woods (ranked 510 p4p, 553 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 64 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods scores with a jab. Tai Kung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods misses with a hook to the body
and Tai Kung counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
Woods moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woods lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
Woods with a jab.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tai Kung's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Tai Kung throws a fast counter high kick but Woods manages to duck under it in time.
Tai Kung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the head.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
Woods misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Tai Kung tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Tai Kung back against the cage.
Tai Kung avoiding damage.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woods.
Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Tai Kung as he checks the leg kick.
Woods darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tai Kung throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Tai Kung 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung cracks Woods with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Woods.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tai Kung throws out the jab.
Tai Kung avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods with a hook.
Woods lands with a kick to the temple. Tai Kung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woods has closed the distance and engaged Tai Kung in a clinch.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Tai Kung's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tai Kung working hard to break the clinch.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Woods's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Woods.
Tai Kung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tai Kung looking to stall.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tai Kung walks into a left hand.
Tai Kung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woods connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tai Kung scrambles back to his feet.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods tries to score with a low kick but Tai Kung moves his leg out of the way.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Tai Kung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Woods!
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods motions for Tai Kung to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaquan Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods tries a low kick but Tai Kung avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tai Kung throws out the jab.
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Tai Kung is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tai Kung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woods darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woods scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Woods.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Tai Kung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woods to score with a decent uppercut.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Tai Kung off the cage and back into range.
Tai Kung takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Tai Kung blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Tai Kung should have avoided that one.
Woods tries to clinch but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Woods misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tai Kung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tai Kung. Tai Kung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tai Kung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods connects with a right hand. Tai Kung shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woods moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woods misses with a two punch combination.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods connects with a jab.
Woods lands a jab.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Tai Kung defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Tai Kung off the cage and back into range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woods - that will leave a mark!
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A lazy left from Woods finds it's target.
Tai Kung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woods slips a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Tai Kung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Woods on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Woods.
Woods misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woods ducks right into an uppercut from Tai Kung.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woods, as that shot connected.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tai Kung walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tai Kung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
A cross from Tai Kung lands.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
Woods blocks a low kick nicely.
Woods swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Tai Kung pushes him off.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kung 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Woods swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Woods cracks Tai Kung with a good jab.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tai Kung's sensitive parts.
Tai Kung defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai Kung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woods.
Tai Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaquan Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
Shaquan Woods seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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