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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravinoff connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravinoff avoids a kick to the body.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kravinoff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Kravinoff has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kravinoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kravinoff lunges at Hong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hong's hand.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kravinoff with a jab.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Hong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kravinoff thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravinoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kravinoff dips to his left and cracks Hong with an uppercut!
Kravinoff cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
That kick from Hong tenderised Kravinoff's leg. Kravinoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravinoff lands with a nice body punch.
Kravinoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kravinoff feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Kravinoff throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Kravinoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Kravinoff scores with a jab to the body.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kravinoff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Kravinoff. Kravinoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Kravinoff sees coming a mile off.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Kravinoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hong on his heels. He'll look to pass Hong's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff slips nicely into half guard.
Hong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong keeping full guard, as Kravinoff tries to pass.
Kravinoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard.
Hong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kravinoff's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hong stopping the sweep attempt from Kravinoff.
Hong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kravinoff wants to improve his position but instead Hong has moved into half guard.
Kravinoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Kravinoff is not content to let Hong control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hong drops an elbow to the side of Kravinoff's head.
Kravinoff is refusing to be controlled, as Hong sits in half guard.
Kravinoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hong wants to control but Kravinoff is keeping him busy.
Kravinoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kravinoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hong is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kravinoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff dominated that round.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A cross from Hong lands.
Kravinoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Hong.
Hong lands the left hand.
It looks like Sergei Kravinoff has been cut.
Kravinoff lands with a slapping head kick.
Kravinoff checks the leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kravinoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Kravinoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Kravinoff catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Kravinoff moves his leg out of the way.
Hong checks a low kick from Kravinoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Kravinoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kravinoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kravinoff.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kravinoff.
Hong scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Kravinoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kravinoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Kravinoff tries to work over Hong's front leg with a kick but Hong checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kravinoff misses
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Kravinoff off balance momentarily.
Kravinoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong stuns Kravinoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong pushes Kravinoff away with a front kick.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff moves out of range of the strikes.
Kravinoff missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kravinoff slips a straight right by Hong.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kravinoff is out of range.
Kravinoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Kravinoff avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kravinoff.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kris Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kravinoff.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kravinoff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kravinoff shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense.
Kravinoff avoids the head kick by Hong.
Kravinoff throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
Hong tries a low kick but Kravinoff avoids it.
Sergei Kravinoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hong throws a low kick but Kravinoff avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kravinoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong lands a right hook to the body.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kravinoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Kravinoff cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kravinoff throws a right hand that misses
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kravinoff looks to throw a body kick
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravinoff throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Kravinoff 's knee.
Hong tries to work over Kravinoff's front leg with a kick but Kravinoff checks it.
Kravinoff looks for a takedown but Hong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Kravinoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kravinoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kris Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kravinoff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hong momentarily.
Hong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kravinoff moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Hong wants to slow Kravinoff down by chopping away at his legs.
Kravinoff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kravinoff misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kravinoff doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravinoff misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kravinoff, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kravinoff is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong throws a lazy head kick
and Kravinoff counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kravinoff goes for a double leg but Hong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hong continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kravinoff is trying to pull guard but Hong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kravinoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kravinoff misses with the head strike.
Kravinoff lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Kravinoff lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kravinoff.
Kravinoff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kravinoff misses with a knee strike.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kravinoff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kravinoff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kravinoff can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kravinoff.
Hong tries a body shot but Kravinoff blocks it.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Kravinoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kravinoff.
Kravinoff blocks an uppercut.
Kravinoff lands with a light punch inside.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Kravinoff has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Kris Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kravinoff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kravinoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kravinoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kravinoff has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kravinoff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravinoff pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kravinoff can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Kravinoff throws a head punch that misses.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Kravinoff blocks a body shot from Hong.
Kravinoff presses Hong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kravinoff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kravinoff presses Hong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kravinoff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kravinoff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kravinoff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sergei Kravinoff did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff'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.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Kravinoff moved away.
Kravinoff slips under a jab from Hong.
Kravinoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kravinoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kravinoff swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Kravinoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kravinoff.
Hong throws a hook but Kravinoff blocks it.
Kravinoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kravinoff works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a low kick but Kravinoff moves out of range easily.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kravinoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Kravinoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Kravinoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Hong tries to land a front kick but Kravinoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong lunges at Kravinoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kravinoff's hand.
Kravinoff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kravinoff misses with a body kick.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Kravinoff avoids it.
Hong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kravinoff moves away from the strike by Hong.
Kravinoff throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Kravinoff is looking to land body kicks.
Kravinoff misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a wild body kick that Kravinoff sees coming a mile off.
Kravinoff throws a big shot that misses.
Kravinoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravinoff lands with an overhand left.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff scores with a hook to the body. Hong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kravinoff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kravinoff throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kravinoff has time to react.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Kravinoff's head back.
Hong blocks the body kick.
Kravinoff throws a lazy body kick
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong throws a leg kick but Kravinoff checks it.
Kravinoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hong pinned against the cage. Hong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong lands a nice hook to Kravinoff's body. Kravinoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong works Kravinoff's body with a nice hook.
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kravinoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kravinoff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hong is looking to regain half guard here but Kravinoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Kravinoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sergei Kravinoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kravinoff off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravinoff is trapped and Hong is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hong controlling well, preventing Kravinoff from escaping the position.
Hong loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kravinoff hold on?
Hong not allowing Kravinoff to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kris Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kravinoff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kravinoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Kravinoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kravinoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kravinoff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kravinoff's sensitive parts.
Kravinoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Kravinoff slips the punch.
Kravinoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kravinoff's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff ducks right into an uppercut from Hong.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Kravinoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kravinoff.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kravinoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kravinoff, right into the meat.
Kravinoff lands with a good body shot.
Hong tests Kravinoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong throws a hook but Kravinoff blocks it.
Kravinoff throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff misses the shot to the body.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravinoff.
Hong swinging wildly here.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong swings for the body but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kravinoff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kravinoff is just out of range.
Hong takes a swing at Kravinoff's ribcage but misses.
Kravinoff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Kravinoff moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong cracks Kravinoff with an open hand slap.
Kravinoff misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a nice strike.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Kravinoff scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kravinoff. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hong walks into a jab.
Hong lands a body shot.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Kravinoff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Kravinoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kravinoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Kravinoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Kravinoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kravinoff missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Kravinoff tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.
Kravinoff misses with an uppercut.
Hong tries to bum rush Kravinoff with a series of wild strikes but Kravinoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kravinoff misses the shot to the body.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kravinoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Kravinoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Kravinoff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kravinoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hong 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Sergei Kravinoff retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
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
75% |
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