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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wellington's choice of entrance music: Scary. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teboulbi checks it well.
Wellington scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wellington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teboulbi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Graham Wellington has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Teboulbi sends Wellington down but not out. Teboulbi dives into side control looking to finish.
Wellington is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington being controlled for a moment.
Wellington is still in real trouble! Can Teboulbi finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wellington is trying to control Teboulbi's posture but Teboulbi avoids it.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Teboulbi trying to control the action but Wellington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington is being controlled here.
Teboulbi is looking to take a break and control but Wellington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teboulbi controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teboulbi trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with the combination.
Wellington misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi thows a body shot but no joy.
Teboulbi drops Wellington with a left right combo! Teboulbi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Teboulbi tries for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
Teboulbi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Teboulbi trying to control the action but Wellington is working from the bottom.
Wellington is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi staying calm.
Teboulbi trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.
Teboulbi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi taking a break here but Wellington is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabry Teboulbi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Teboulbi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wellington moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teboulbi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wellington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teboulbi at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teboulbi.
Wellington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington doesn't manage to clinch there - Teboulbi circles away.
Teboulbi misses with a wild combination.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington throws a shot to the body.
Teboulbi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wellington clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wellington.
Wellington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teboulbi.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Wellington scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Wellington misses.
Wellington gets a clinch.
Teboulbi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wellington lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wellington.
Wellington cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
Wellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Wellington.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teboulbi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington is working Teboulbi over against the ropes.
Wellington is leaning against Teboulbi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellington lands a good knee to the midsection. Teboulbi won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands a good knee to the midsection. Teboulbi won't want to take too many of those.
Teboulbi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wellington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington lands a high kick!
Wellington drives through and clinches with Teboulbi against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wellington has Teboulbi pressed against the ropes, preventing Teboulbi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Wellington as the two fighters clinch.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
Teboulbi is trying to force a seperation but Wellington has the dominant position.
Teboulbi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teboulbi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
Teboulbi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Teboulbi avoids the damage to the body.
Teboulbi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teboulbi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teboulbi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teboulbi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wellington. Wellington obviously looking to wear him down.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington dips to his left and cracks Teboulbi with an uppercut!
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wellington wants to clinch.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wellington. Wellington obviously looking to wear him down.
Wellington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wellington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington scores with a head kick.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Teboulbi rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington tries to clinch up but Teboulbi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wellington lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Wellington catches Teboulbi right on the button with a cross.
Wellington thuds a left hand into Teboulbi's body.
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wellington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teboulbi backs up against the ropes.
Wellington forces Teboulbi back against the ropes and clinches.
Wellington lands a body shot.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi wants a takedown.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
Wellington clinches.
Teboulbi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Wellington.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Teboulbi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teboulbi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teboulbi or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington throws a right and a left that Teboulbi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington takes a swing at Teboulbi's ribcage but misses.
Wellington closes the distance and pushes Teboulbi back into the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Wellington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teboulbi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.
Wellington pushes Teboulbi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington keeps control of Teboulbi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wellington misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wellington.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teboulbi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Wellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Teboulbi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Teboulbi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wellington won't allow it.
Wellington gets through Teboulbi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellington obliges.
Wellington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wellington cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
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!
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graham Wellington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wellington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the head.
Wellington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teboulbi misses with a body punch.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wellington blocks a jab.
Wellington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi manages to break the clinch.
Teboulbi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellington counters with a big head kick but Teboulbi shrugs it off.
Teboulbi lands a nice shot to the body.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Wellington saw that one coming.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Teboulbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellington cracks the inside of Teboulbi's front leg.
Teboulbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Wellington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wellington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington counters with a head kick.
Wellington lunges at Teboulbi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teboulbi's hand.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Teboulbi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Wellington.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
Wellington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teboulbi's calf.
Wellington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
Wellington misses with a body shot.
Teboulbi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wellington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teboulbi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wellington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington throws a head kick that half lands.
Wellington slips under a jab.
Teboulbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
Teboulbi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellington.
Teboulbi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teboulbi.
Wellington tries to clinch there but Teboulbi circles away.
Graham Wellington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teboulbi misses with a looping right.
Teboulbi throws a looping overhand right but Wellington ducks down to avoid it.
Teboulbi misses with a body shot
and Wellington counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Wellington - just one landing.
Wellington lands an overhand right.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Teboulbi misses its intended target.
Wellington moves into range and clinches up with Teboulbi.
Teboulbi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Teboulbi connects with the punch.
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses.
Wellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wellington is leaning against Teboulbi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Teboulbi blocks an uppercut.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teboulbi missing with a left hand there. Wellington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teboulbi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wellington clinches up against the ropes.
Wellington is working Teboulbi over against the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to force a seperation but Wellington has the dominant position.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington lands an elbow just above Teboulbi 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Wellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Wellington digs a right hand underneath Teboulbi's ribcage. Teboulbi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body.
Wellington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Teboulbi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wellington lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wellington.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.
A shot in the inside from Wellington.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington breaks from the clinch.
Teboulbi scores with a jab to the body.
Wellington walks into a jab.
Wellington is looking to slow Teboulbi down with leg kicks.
Teboulbi misses with a wild body shot.
Wellington throws a nice head kick!
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wellington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teboulbi scores with a jab.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teboulbi's sensitive parts.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wellington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teboulbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teboulbi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Teboulbi throws a nice looking combination but Wellington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wellington. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington avoids them all with ease.
Wellington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wellington throws a combination. Teboulbi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Wellington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wellington scores with a leg kick.
Wellington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teboulbi.
Wellington lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wellington is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wellington is looking to clinch but Teboulbi is avoiding it.
Teboulbi misses with a wild combination.
Wellington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wellington checks a leg kick nicely.
Teboulbi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Teboulbi wants to break free but Wellington has control.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Wellington pushes Teboulbi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wellington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wellington lands with a light punch inside.
Wellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teboulbis head.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wellington doesn't manage to clinch there - Teboulbi circles away.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teboulbi's sensitive parts.
Wellington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wellington.
Teboulbi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wellington takes one to the chin there.
Wellington throws a head kick that Teboulbi semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington thumps Teboulbi with a low kick.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teboulbi, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Wellington.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teboulbi has had enough of the clinch but Wellington keeps him there for the moment.
Wellington breaks from the clinch.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington scores with a jab.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington lands a head kick!
Teboulbi misses with a combination
and Wellington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teboulbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington feints and then cracks Teboulbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teboulbi down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington tries to clinch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wellington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Teboulbi. That snapped Wellington's head back.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teboulbi misses with a looping left.
Graham Wellington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wellington avoids the body shot from Teboulbi.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
Wellington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wellington tries to clinch up.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a shot from downtown. Wellington moves away and avoids it.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wellington closes the distance and pushes Teboulbi back into the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Teboulbi fails to land.
Wellington crunches a lovely knee into Teboulbi's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington is controlling him.
Teboulbi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to throw a body punch but Wellington avoids it by throwing Teboulbi back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wellington presses Teboulbi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wellington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wellington lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wellington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 43:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 43:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 43:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Wellington! Graham Wellington retains his light heavyweight title!
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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