PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis has chosen Nique La Police as his entrance music. Martin Saint Louis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dong Hyuk
vs
Saint Louis

167 cm
24
151 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

164 cm
26
135 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Spartan Nutrition

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk cracks Saint Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Louis takes one to the side of the head.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body
and Dong Hyuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Saint Louis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Dong Hyuk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Saint Louis breaks from the clinch.
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!
Saint Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
That kick from Dong Hyuk tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Hyuk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Dong Hyuk drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dong Hyuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong Hyuk.
We've been informed that Saint Louis 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.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Dong Hyuk.
The crowd cheers as Dong Hyuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saint Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Dong Hyuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Dong Hyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dong Hyuk lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Dong Hyuk misses its intended target.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong Hyuk tries to counter with a takedown but Saint Louis is quick to defend against it.
Dong Hyuk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint Louis. That one must have hurt.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint Louis tries a low kick but Dong Hyuk avoids it.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dong Hyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk is looking to clinch.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong Hyuk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong Hyuk tries to counter with a takedown but Saint Louis is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Saint Louis. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dong Hyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Dong Hyuk lands.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
enabling Dong Hyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body kick.
Dong Hyuk wants to clinch
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saint Louis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dong Hyuk rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong Hyuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab. Saint Louis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Hyuk misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
It looked like Dong Hyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong Hyuk momentarily.
Dong Hyuk catches Saint Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saint Louis - that will leave a mark!
Dong Hyuk with a nice cross.
Dong Hyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Saint Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint Louis tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong Hyuk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Louis to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong Hyuk.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dong Hyuk.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk checks it well.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong Hyuk misses with the body kick
and Saint Louis counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk lunges at Saint Louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint Louis's hand.
Shin Dong Hyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dong Hyuk backs up against the cage.
Saint Louis swings widly with a right hand
letting Dong Hyuk counter with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Dong Hyuk tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Saint Louis moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Saint Louis lands an elbow inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong Hyuk's elbow.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Dong Hyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong Hyuk's head backwards.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild combination.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Dong Hyuk's leg but Dong Hyuk calmly moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Dong Hyuk tries to keep at a distance but Saint Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong Hyuk tries to pull guard but Saint Louis won't allow it.
Dong Hyuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong Hyuk tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
Dong Hyuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Saint Louis gets through Dong Hyuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dong Hyuk looking to slow down the pace here.
Saint Louis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Saint Louis gets control of Dong Hyuk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saint Louis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saint Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong Hyuk is one step ahead there.
Dong Hyuk trying to control but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.
Saint Louis looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint Louis, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Saint Louis holds on and takes a little breather.
Dong Hyuk wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dong Hyuk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saint Louis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dong Hyuk has managed to get both his arms back between Saint Louis's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dong Hyuk shoots in but no luck this time.
Dong Hyuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Saint Louis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Saint Louis saw it coming and moves away.
Dong Hyuk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dong Hyuk's calf.
Dong Hyuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Dong Hyuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong Hyuk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong Hyuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong Hyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saint Louis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Dong Hyuk's leg but Dong Hyuk calmly moves out of range.
Saint Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Saint Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Dong Hyuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Saint Louis tries to keep at a distance but Dong Hyuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Dong Hyuk lands a shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk pushes Saint Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.

Dong Hyuk breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong Hyuk 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dong Hyuk misses its intended target.
Saint Louis digs a good body shot into Dong Hyuk's ribs.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Saint Louis lands a slapping body shot.
Dong Hyuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk misses with a straight left.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong Hyuk. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Saint Louis. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick aimed at Saint Louis's knee but Saint Louis avoids it well.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Saint Louis thuds his right hand into Dong Hyuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dong Hyuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Dong Hyuk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Saint Louis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong Hyuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dong Hyuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Dong Hyuk misses its intended target.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Dong Hyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dong Hyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint Louis. That did some damage!

Saint Louis closes the distance and clinches.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Dong Hyuk tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis jumps guard but Dong Hyuk stands there with Saint Louis around his waist. Saint Louis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Dong Hyuk's head.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong Hyuk controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Dong Hyuk with an uppercut!
Dong Hyuk 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.
Dong Hyuk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint Louis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong Hyuk blocks a jab.
Saint Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong Hyuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dong Hyuk. That did some damage!
Dong Hyuk misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses the jab.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dong Hyuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis connects with a right hand. Dong Hyuk shakes it off.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk avoids it.
A jab from Dong Hyuk does it's job there.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Dong Hyuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dong Hyuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dong Hyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint Louis under the eye.
Dong Hyuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint Louis is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong Hyuk lunges at Saint Louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint Louis's hand.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
Saint Louis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dong Hyuk blocks it well.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.

Dong Hyuk darts in and clinches Saint Louis up against the cage.
Saint Louis tries to work over Dong Hyuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saint Louis as Dong Hyuk tries to tie him up.
Dong Hyuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dong Hyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong Hyuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Dong Hyuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dong Hyuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint Louis lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis lands a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong Hyuk 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big left from Saint Louis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong Hyuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dong Hyuk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saint Louis just manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right hand.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk tries to move into range but Saint Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Dong Hyuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis is trying to pull guard but Dong Hyuk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Dong Hyuk holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint Louis drops back down to his feet.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saint Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dong Hyuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint Louis works Dong Hyuk's body with a nice hook.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a lazy body kick

and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Dong Hyuk from controlling successfully.

Saint Louis looking for a guillotine here but Dong Hyuk defends easily.
Dong Hyuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint Louis is keeping the position for now.
Dong Hyuk trying to control but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dong Hyuk preventing the sweep.
Dong Hyuk is pushing down on Saint Louis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saint Louis is fighting to maintain full guard but Dong Hyuk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saint Louis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dong Hyuk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dong Hyuk's back!
Dong Hyuk staying busy and making it hard for Saint Louis to control.
Dong Hyuk just trying to survive but Saint Louis is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saint Louis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Saint Louis is persistently looking for the submission but Dong Hyuk is defending it well.
Dong Hyuk rolls, trying to escape but Saint Louis keeps control of the position.

Dong Hyuk fending off the submission attempt from Saint Louis.
Dong Hyuk is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Saint Louis.
Well Saint Louis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis! Martin Saint Louis retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Martin Saint Louis said 'Abe, your bitch ass is next.'.
Shin Dong Hyuk spoke after the fight, saying 'Sad that you retired from ice hockey.'.