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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 89 p4p, 69 weight class) and See How Fook (ranked 12 p4p, 8 weight class). Fook comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ladies & Gentlemen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, See How Fook! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hideki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fook is out of range and Hideki settles back down. Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fook moves away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fook! But no joy. We've been told by Hideki's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Hideki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Some bone on bone action there as Hideki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Hideki with a nice calf kick. Fook misses the jab. Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki. Fook throws a push kick but Hideki slaps the foot to one side. Hideki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hideki moves out of range as Fook strikes. Fook checks the leg kick. Hideki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fook has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Hideki throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fook tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way. Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fook steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Hideki blocks a jab. Hideki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hideki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fook. Fook obviously looking to wear him down.
Hideki blocks a jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki throws an off balance right hand
and Fook counters with an inside leg kick. Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki. Hideki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Hideki lands a jab to the head.
Fook misses with an uppercut. Fook misses with a looping right. Fook missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hideki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hideki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fook throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it. Hideki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hideki tests Fook's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki. Fook misses with a straight left. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hideki tries to score with a low kick but Fook moves his leg out of the way. Fook throws a head kick that Hideki semi-blocks.
Fook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fook there as he acknowledges the shot. Fook misses with a straight left. Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Fook. Fook misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming. Fook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hideki's sensitive parts. Hideki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A jab from Fook misses. Hideki scores with a jab to the head.
Fook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hideki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fook's head backwards. Fook takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses. Hideki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fook blocks a head kick by Hideki.
Fook throws a fast counter high kick but Hideki manages to duck under it in time. Fook lands a right hook to the body.
Hideki throws out a powerful jab. Hideki throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it. Fook only half commits to the counter leg kick. Fook with a nice calf kick. Fook looks to land a body kick but Hideki moved away. Hideki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fook if he has to take too many more of those.
Hideki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Hideki 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. Good standup being displayed there by Hideki as he connects with a hook. Hideki looks to land a right hand but Fook moved out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hideki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Fook. Hideki throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Fook scores with a hook to the body. Hideki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fook looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely. Fook delivers a nice body kick. Hideki lands with a straight right. Fook didn't see that one coming. Hideki avoids the head kick by Fook.
Fook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hideki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fook fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hideki checks it well. Hideki moves out of range of the strikes. Hideki blocks a head kick by Fook.
Fook misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely. Fook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hideki misses with a hook. Hideki throws a leg kick but Fook moved away. Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range. Fook walks into a jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook ducks under a wild hook from Hideki. Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook. Hideki thinks about countering with a body kick. Fook moves out of range of the strikes. Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Fook feints a counter leg kick. Hideki throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Fook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fook throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range. Fook throws a shot to the body.
Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook. Fook throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Decent striking displayed by Hideki there. Hideki misses with a head kick.
Fook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hideki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hideki motions for Fook to come forward. Hideki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range. A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fook counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Hideki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hideki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fook is out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nagatsuki Hideki will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hideki scores with a punch to the head. Hideki lands a head shot. Hideki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Fook lands a jab to the head.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hideki throws a half hearted mid kick. Hideki misses with a right hand and Fook counters with a low kick, right behind Hideki 's knee. Nagatsuki Hideki is winning the standup battle so far. A nice leg kick lands there from Hideki. Fook lands with an uppercut that bounces Hideki off the cage and back into range. Hideki 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.
Hideki misses with a hook. Fook ducked under it nicely. Fook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hideki dips to his left and cracks Fook with an uppercut! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hideki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Hideki moves away from the strike by Fook. Hideki connects with an inside leg kick. Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hideki throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Hideki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick lands for Fook.
Fook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fook. Fook checks a leg kick. Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fook throws out the jab. Hideki half committed to a counter leg kick. Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss! Hideki missing with a left hand there. Fook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hideki swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
Fook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fook.
Fook throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it. Fook misses with a low kick as Hideki jumps back. Hideki looks for the body kick but Fook saw that one coming. Hideki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Fook slips under a jab. Hideki throws a push kick but Fook slaps the foot to one side. Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fook lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fook blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fook.
Fook looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hideki lands a jab. Hideki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideki throws out the jab. Fook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hideki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hideki motions for Fook to come forward. Hideki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fook thinks about the counter body kick. Fook misses the jab. Hideki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fook counters with a lovely straight right hand! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fook checks a leg kick. Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss! Fook lands a nice hook to Hideki's body. Hideki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fook digs a good body shot into Hideki's ribs. Fook with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hideki with a jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fook lands a nice looking body shot.
Hideki 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. Hideki throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Fook throws a big counter head kick but Hideki avoids it with no problem. Fook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hideki. Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook tries a quick counter leg kick but Hideki is wise to it. Jab by Fook. Hideki throws a leg kick and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fook throws a leg kick but Hideki moved away. Fook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss! A slapping leg kick lands for Fook.
Hideki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fook. Hideki swings widly with a right hand
and Fook counters with a left to the body. Decent striking displayed by Hideki there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hideki throws a jab but it's blocked by Fook. Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Fook misses with a low kick as Hideki jumps back. Hideki is looking to counter punch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fook moves out of range of the strikes. Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Some wild striking there from Hideki.
A countering left hand to the body from Fook misses. Fook misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki lands with a nice body kick. Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fook.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fook counters with a nice body shot. Fook is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Fook was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Hideki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fook. Fook obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fook fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hideki checks it well. Fook scores with a hook to the body. Hideki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A nice leg kick lands there from Fook. Hideki throws a head kick that misses. Fook throws a counter combo. Fook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but See How Fook will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hideki lands with a cross. Decent striking displayed by Fook there. Hideki digs a good body shot into Fook's ribs. Fook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fook throws a body shot but no joy. A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Hideki lands with a hook. Fook tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fook moves out of range of the strikes. Fook now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fook throws a low kick but Hideki moves out of range easily. Hideki throws a big shot that misses. Fook thows a left - swing and a miss! Fook misses with a straight left. A low kick lands for Hideki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideki. 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! Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A swing and a miss from Fook. Fook moves out of range of the body kick. Fook now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fook checks the leg kick. Fook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook. Fook walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot. Fook misses with a left hand and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fook thinking. Fook misses with a straight right. Fook misses with an uppercut. Fook swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hideki throws a big shot that misses. Fook cracks Hideki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it. Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fook misses with a straight right. Hideki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hideki with a jab. Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it. Hideki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fook was well out of range. Poor timing from Hideki.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! A thudding body kick lands there by Hideki!
Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss! Hideki with a jab. The fighters circling - Fook throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fook misses with a looping left. Fook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hideki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fook lands a body shot.
Hideki misses with a body kick. Hideki blocks a jab. Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range. Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fook sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fook tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Hideki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fook tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A solid body kick from Fook. Hideki feints and then cracks Fook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fook down. Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook. Fook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fook throws a nice inside leg kick. Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it. Hideki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fook drops his hands momentarily and Hideki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Fook swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fook. Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hideki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Hideki. Hideki tries to score with a low kick but Fook moves his leg out of the way. Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hideki is just out of range. A jab from Hideki misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fook! But no joy. Fook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Fook blocks a jab. Fook misses the shot to the body. Fook misses with an uppercut.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hideki throws the left hand but Fook avoids the punch easily. Fook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki. Hideki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fook 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 Hideki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hideki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Fook blocks a low kick nicely. Fook throws a head kick that misses. Hideki swinging wildly here.
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A good leg kick by Fook. Hideki avoids a kick to the body.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fook now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hideki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Hideki swings away with a leg kick that misses. A nice side step and Fook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Fook jabs at Hideki's body. Hideki lands with a straight right. Fook didn't see that one coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hideki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fook circles away quickly and effectively. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki clearly takes that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fook misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming. Hideki misses with a straight left. Hideki looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range. Hideki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Fook scoring well with a low kick there.
Fook throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki. Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Fook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fook. Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Fook throws a lazy head kick and Hideki counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook throws a low kick but Hideki avoids it. A jab from Hideki does it's job there. This has been an exciting period of action! Hideki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fook counters with a slapping leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Hideki is looking to score with low kicks. Hideki misses with a right hand letting Fook counter with a right hand. Fook swinging wildly here.
Fook checks a low kick from Hideki. Fook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Fook blocks a jab. Hideki misses the shot to the body. Fook lands a nice looking body shot.
Fook misses with a straight left. Hideki is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Hideki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hideki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
Hideki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fook.
Fook misses with a right hand and Hideki counters with a nice leg kick. Hideki misses with a low kick as Fook jumps back. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target. Hideki thuds a left hand into Fook's body. Fook blocks a low kick nicely. Hideki looks for the body kick but Fook saw that one coming. Fook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. This has been an exciting period of action! Fook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki. Fook misses the shot to the body. Fook tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Fook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hideki. Hideki throws an overhand right that lands on Fook's shoulder, as Fook tries to avoid the shot. A nice side step and Fook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hideki throws a sloppy head kick and Fook moves out of range easily. Fook throws a leg kick but Hideki sees it coming and moves out of range. Hideki throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hideki, as that shot connected.
Fook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Fook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki. Hideki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Fook.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hideki moves out of range of the strikes. Hideki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hideki. That's going to slow Fook down. Fook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hideki throws a body shot but no joy. Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Fook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fook throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily. Hideki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fook lands a nice looking body kick. Fook misses with a double jab
and Hideki counters with a thumping low kick. Hideki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Fook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Both fighters circling a little - Hideki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Hideki throws a leg kick that misses. Fook lands a body shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook throws a chopping leg kick but Hideki manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hideki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fook has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hideki. Hideki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fook takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses. It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hideki looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Hideki cracks Fook with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Fook jabbing away but nothing is landing. Fook tried to score with a low kick but Hideki checks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Fook. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet. Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Fook manages to avoid it. Hideki throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily. Hideki throws the left hand but Fook avoids the punch easily. Hideki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice defenses there by Hideki. Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Hideki tests Fook's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fook slips a straight right by Hideki. Hideki connects with a jab. Fook throws a big shot that misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki had his way with See How Fook in that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circling - Fook throws out the jab but it was never going to land. See How Fook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Fook. Fook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Hideki. Hideki lands a really nice looking cross but Fook seems unphased.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook 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. Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Fook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fook jabs at Hideki's body. Decent striking displayed by Hideki there. Fook misses the shot to the body. Fook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hideki with a nice cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fook walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hideki jabs Fook to the body, keeping him at a distance. Fook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away. The crowd cheers as Hideki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fook doesn't seem phased though. A telegraphed right hand from Fook misses the target. Fook throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it. Hideki throws a nice outside leg kick. Hideki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fook. That one must have hurt. Hideki misses with an uppercut. Fook saw that one coming. Hideki misses with a left hand and Fook counters with a straight right hand. Fook tries to work over Hideki's front leg with a kick but Hideki checks it. Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A solid leg kick lands there for Hideki.
Fook connects with a solid leg kick. Fook takes a kick to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hideki moves out of range of the leg kick from Fook. Hideki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fook throws a body shot but no joy. Fook tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hideki is able to avoid easily. Hideki lands with a nice body kick. Hideki lands with a cross. Fook throws an off balance right hand
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hideki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hideki connects with a single shot there. Hideki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A good leg kick by Hideki. Fook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hideki scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hideki scores with a punch to the head. A jab from Fook misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fook moves out of range as Hideki throws a body kick.
A nice combination there by Hideki.
Good exchange - Hideki coming out on top. Fook misses with an uppercut. Hideki saw that one coming. Fook thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand. A nice leg kick from Fook, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideki sizes up Fook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nice defenses there by Hideki. Hideki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A swing and a miss from Fook. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hideki scores with a shot to the body.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hideki with a hook. Hideki lands with a right hand. Fook misses with a body shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hideki throws a head kick that misses. Fook takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hideki dodges the punch combination from Fook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fook might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hideki has got the better of the exchanges. Hideki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Hideki keeps Fook at a distance using the push kick. Hideki scores with a kick to the midsection. Hideki looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss! Hideki scores with a body shot.
Hideki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice leg kick from Fook, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Fook. Beautiful body shot. Jab from Hideki. A slapping body kick lands there for Hideki.
And that's the end of the fight! Nagatsuki Hideki showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hideki 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46 Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagatsuki Hideki! A relieved looking Nagatsuki Hideki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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