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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Karwoski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yegor Klitschko's chin.
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Karwoski slips the punch.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karwoski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klitschko is out of range.
A jab lands there for Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karwoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Karwoski backpedaling.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Klitschko checks it
and Klitschko counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klitschko checks a leg kick.
Karwoski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Karwoski finds it's way through Klitschko's defenses.
Karwoski misses the jab.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Karwoski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Karwoski.
Klitschko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klitschko dips to his left and cracks Karwoski with an uppercut!
Klitschko jabs Karwoski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klitschko thuds his shin into the meat of Karwoski's side.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klitschko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick
and Karwoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karwoski in his tracks.
A jab from Klitschko finds it's way through Karwoski's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karwoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwoski is looking to score with low kicks.
Karwoski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karwoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karwoski throws a leg kick which misses Klitschko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klitschko tries to avoid it.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Karwoski connects with an inside leg kick.
Karwoski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Klitschko tenderised Karwoski's leg. Karwoski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klitschko!
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Klitschko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karwoski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko throws a jab when Karwoski was well out of range.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karwoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klitschko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karwoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klitschko counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karwoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klitschko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko throws a wild body kick that Karwoski sees coming a mile off.
Karwoski slips a straight right by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Karwoski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karwoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karwoski throws a sloppy body shot
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karwoski misses with a left hand
and Klitschko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Karwoski moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karwoski.
Klitschko scores with a nice body kick.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karwoski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karwoski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski misses with a straight right.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko scores with a one two! Karwoski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karwoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karwoski. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klitschko is out of range and Karwoski settles back down.
Karwoski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klitschko.
Klitschko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Klitschko saw that one coming.
Karwoski connects with the punch.
Klitschko looks to land a combination. Karwoski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a jab to Karwoski's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski thows a leg kick but Klitschko checks it
and Klitschko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karwoski thinking.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Karwoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Karwoski also avoids with ease.
Karwoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klitschko.
Nice shot by Karwoski.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Karwoski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
Karwoski lands a glancing blow to the side of Klitschko's head.
Karwoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Karwoski throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karwoski drives through and clinches with Klitschko against the cage.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Karwoski misses with a body shot.
Karwoski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klitschko throws a hook but Karwoski avoids it easily.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Karwoski is looking to counter punch.
Klitschko throws the kick towards the body but Karwoski avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Karwoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Klitschko finds it's target.
Karwoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwoski scores with the left hand. Klitschko knows he should have avoided that one.
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski throws a body punch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Karwoski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko scores with a one two! Karwoski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karwoski.
Klitschko moves out of range as Karwoski strikes.
A slow jab from Karwoski misses its intended target.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klitschko misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Karwoski tries to counter by clinching up but Klitschko breaks away and moves out of range.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karwoski.
Karwoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karwoski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Karwoski misses with a right hand
and Klitschko counters with a left and a right that stings Karwoski.
Klitschko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a body punch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karwoski manages to avoid it.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski misses with a series of wild punches.
Karwoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klitschko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karwoski defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko takes one to the side of the head.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the body
and Karwoski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Karwoski looks to land a left hand but Klitschko moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko jabs at Karwoski's body.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karwoski doesn't seem bothered though.
Karwoski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Karwoski slips the punch.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Klitschko avoids it.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Karwoski moves out of range easily.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Klitschko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a low kick but Karwoski avoids it.
Karwoski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Karwoski misses with a jab to the body
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karwoski eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut there from Karwoski.
Karwoski staying out of range there.
Karwoski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Klitschko manages to circle out of the way.
Karwoski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klitschko eats them both and turns towards Karwoski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karwoski looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.
Klitschko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karwoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski wants to clinch.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karwoski eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Klitschko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klitschko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
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.
Karwoski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski is looking to counter the offense by Klitschko and move into the clinch.
Klitschko defending well as Karwoski loads up on a big left hand.
Karwoski is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.
Karwoski scores with a hook to the body. Klitschko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Karwoski.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klitschko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klitschko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karwoski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klitschko.
Klitschko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karwoski works on Klitschko's body with a couple of short punches.
Karwoski throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko lands an elbow just above Karwoski 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klitschko seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Karwoski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karwoski avoids the elbow strike from Klitschko, against the cage.
Karwoski lands an elbow just above Klitschko 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Klitschko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karwoski tries to throw a body punch but Klitschko avoids it by throwing Karwoski back against the cage.
Klitschko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karwoski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski blocks an elbow strike from Klitschko.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands the left hand.
Karwoski throws a poor cross that misses
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko blocks a head kick by Karwoski.
Klitschko is looking to land body kicks.
Karwoski slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karwoski.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Karwoski blocks a head kick by Klitschko.
Karwoski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Karwoski moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Klitschko misses with a head kick.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Karwoski.
Klitschko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Karwoski looks to land a right hand but Klitschko moved out of range.
Karwoski tried to score with a low kick but Klitschko checks it.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Klitschko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karwoski.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
Karwoski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Karwoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Klitschko unleashes a big counter combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klitschko throws a hook but Karwoski avoids it easily.
Klitschko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karwoski's hands.
Karwoski missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klitschko lands a head shot.
Klitschko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
As Karwoski backs off Klitschko throws a huge counter combo but Karwoski manages to avoid it all.
Klitschko connects with the punch.
Karwoski misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Karwoski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Klitschko looks to land a body kick but Karwoski moved away.
Karwoski throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Karwoski misses its intended target.
Karwoski misses with a looping right.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Karwoski throws a leg kick
and Klitschko counters with a stiff right hand.
Karwoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Karwoski ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karwoski misses with a low kick as Klitschko jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Karwoski misses.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the body
and Klitschko counters with a nice body shot.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karwoski misses with a body kick.
Klitschko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karwoski. Karwoski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Karwoski works the jab nicely.
Klitschko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karwoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klitschko on the side of the head.
Kirk Karwoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karwoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Karwoski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Karwoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Karwoski avoids it well.
A punch combination from Karwoski misses.
A head kick misses from Klitschko.
As Klitschko tries to get set, Karwoski tries to push him back and clinch up but Klitschko manages to avoid the attempt.
Klitschko checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a series of punches but Klitschko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karwoski misses with a body shot
and Klitschko counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karwoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Karwoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Yegor Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karwoski walks into a stiff left hand from Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Karwoski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Karwoski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karwoski momentarily.
Karwoski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karwoski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Klitschko to counter with a crisp jab.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klitschko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klitschko looks to land a combination. Karwoski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klitschko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karwoski.
Klitschko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klitschko's corner calls for a 1-2. Klitschko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Karwoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karwoski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klitschko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Yegor Klitschko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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