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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Thieves. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock moves out of range as Tokhtakhounov strikes.
Braddock connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov slips under a jab.
Braddock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
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!
Braddock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokhtakhounovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Braddock misses.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokhtakhounov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braddock throws out the jab.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braddock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a good body shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a solid leg kick but Braddock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Braddock moved away.
Nice defenses there by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a front kick but Braddock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braddock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braddock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick that knocks Braddock off balance momentarily.
Braddock throws a push kick but Tokhtakhounov slaps the foot to one side.
Tokhtakhounov tries a low kick but Braddock avoids it.
Braddock moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a straight right.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a body kick but Braddock moved away.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a spinning back kick!
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov misses the jab.
Braddock misses with an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Braddock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a straight right.
Braddock misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braddock on the side of the head.
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Braddock misses.
Braddock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Braddock as he checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braddock 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a thumping low kick.
Braddock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tokhtakhounov's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov misses with a wild body shot.
Braddock misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock connects with a body shot that sends Tokhtakhounov's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.
Tokhtakhounov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braddock throws a jab when Tokhtakhounov was well out of range.
Tokhtakhounov dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braddock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Braddock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tokhtakhounov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Braddock blocks the low kick.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Tokhtakhounov.
A telegraphed right hand from Braddock misses the target.
Tokhtakhounov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braddock's sensitive parts.
Tokhtakhounov staying out of range there.
Braddock swings for the body but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Braddock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braddock throws a big shot that misses.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tokhtakhounov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braddock scrambles back to his feet.
Tokhtakhounov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
Braddock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
A telegraphed right hand from Braddock misses the target.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Tokhtakhounov tenderised Braddock's leg. Braddock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tokhtakhounov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Braddock lands with a kick to the temple. Tokhtakhounov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Braddock looks to land a combination but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokhtakhounov, right into the meat.
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!
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braddock.
Braddock blocks a jab.
Braddock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braddock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock throws a lazy right hand but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Braddock works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
Braddock feints a jab promting Tokhtakhounov to slip. Braddock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokhtakhounov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddock lands with a right to the head.
Tokhtakhounov missing with knees to the body.
Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokhtakhounov lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tokhtakhounov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Tokhtakhounov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov thows a body kick. Braddock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tokhtakhounov motions for Braddock to come forward. Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with a low kick but Braddock moves his leg out of the way.
Tokhtakhounov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braddock. That did some damage!
Tokhtakhounov is looking to slow Braddock down with leg kicks.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov moves into the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock taking a breather.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Braddock throws the left hand but Tokhtakhounov avoids the punch easily.
Braddock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokhtakhounov can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov looks to throw the jab but Braddock is out of range.
Good work by Braddock as he checks the leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock lands a nice hook to Tokhtakhounov's body. Tokhtakhounov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokhtakhounov instigates a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a right to the head.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock lunges at Tokhtakhounov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tokhtakhounov's hand.
Tokhtakhounov misses the shot to the body.
Braddock connects with a jab.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokhtakhounov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tokhtakhounov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braddock 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.
Tokhtakhounov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Tokhtakhounov connects with an inside leg kick.
Braddock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tokhtakhounov.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov staying out of range there.
Braddock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokhtakhounov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tokhtakhounov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braddock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokhtakhounov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braddock. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Tokhtakhounov blocks the low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tokhtakhounov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Tokhtakhounov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokhtakhounov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Tokhtakhounov has double underhooks.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock lands a left hand.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov on the inside.
Braddock breaks the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov needs to keep his hands up - Braddock had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock connects with a nice looking jab.
Braddock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses.
Braddock throws out a powerful jab.
Braddock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braddock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Braddock lands a really nice looking cross but Tokhtakhounov seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock misses with a hook. Tokhtakhounov ducked under it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braddock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokhtakhounov thumps Braddock with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Tokhtakhounov tries to clinch up.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Braddock as he checks the leg kick.
Braddock looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Braddock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Braddock misses.
Braddock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. Tokhtakhounov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokhtakhounov takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov thumps Braddock with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braddock's sensitive parts.
Braddock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick which misses Braddock's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddock tries to avoid it.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice hook to Braddock's body. Braddock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Braddock misses.
Braddock swings for the body but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Braddock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokhtakhounov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Braddock if he has to take too many more of those.
Tokhtakhounov's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokhtakhounov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick that knocks Braddock off balance momentarily.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Braddock with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov lands a jab to the head.
Braddock throws a push kick but Tokhtakhounov slaps the foot to one side.
Tokhtakhounov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov slips under a jab from Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov scores with the left hand. Braddock knows he should have avoided that one.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braddock blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
Braddock looks to land a combination. Tokhtakhounov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Braddock tries to bum rush Tokhtakhounov with a series of wild strikes but Tokhtakhounov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov does it's job there.
Braddock swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokhtakhounov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Braddock is out of range and Tokhtakhounov settles back down.
Tokhtakhounov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov blocks it.
Tokhtakhounov throws a solid leg kick but Braddock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a hook.
Braddock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braddock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the body kick.
Braddock throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov had his way with James Braddock in that round.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tokhtakhounov walks into a stiff left hand from Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a wild body shot.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braddock.
Braddock misses the jab.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Braddock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Braddock misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a leg kick but Braddock saw it coming and moves away.
Braddock lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Braddock walks into a stiff left hand from Tokhtakhounov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
Braddock blocks a jab.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov slips a jab and a cross from Braddock.
Braddock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Braddock throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braddock is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Tokhtakhounov.
Braddock swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokhtakhounov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock blocks a leg kick.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokhtakhounov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braddock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock misses the jab.
Braddock throws a body punch but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook. Braddock ducked under it nicely.
Braddock scores with a jab. Tokhtakhounov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tokhtakhounov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Braddock misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braddock is just out of range.
Tokhtakhounov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Braddock scores with a shot to the body.
Braddock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing blow to the side of Braddock's head.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and clinches up with Braddock.
Tokhtakhounov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tokhtakhounov missing with knees to the body.
Braddock lands a right hand.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braddock digs a right hand into Tokhtakhounov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tokhtakhounov's gas tank.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tokhtakhounov backwards.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braddock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokhtakhounov won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock wants to break free but Tokhtakhounov has control.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tokhtakhounov 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov retains his light heavyweight title!
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