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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song comes into the arena with nkoha - Akatsuki blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matt Del Rio enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Rio throws a lazy right hand but Song sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Song misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Song misses with a double jab.
Song connects with a body shot.
Song with a nice cross.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Del Rio lands a head kick. Song smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Song tried to score with a low kick but Del Rio checks it.
Song swings widly with a right hand
and Del Rio counters with a body kick.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Del Rio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Del Rio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Rio just manages to avoid it.
Song uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Rio has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio avoids it easily.
Song is looking to chop away at Del Rio's legs.
We've been told by Song's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Song steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Rio. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Rio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Rio connects with a solid leg kick.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Del Rio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Del Rio misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Song blocks the leg kick.
Song throws a hook to the side of Del Rio's head but Del Rio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Rio slips under a jab.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Rio.
Song bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Song misses the jab.
Del Rio flicks out a counter leg kick but Song steps away.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Rio.
Song throws a half hearted mid kick.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Del Rio misses with a low kick.
Del Rio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song swings for the body but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Rio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Song scores with a jab. Del Rio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Rio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Rio keeps Song at a distance using the push kick.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Rio.
Song lands a nice shot that snaps Del Rio's head back.
Song throws a lazy head kick
and Del Rio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Song misses with a hook. Del Rio ducked under it nicely.
Del Rio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Del Rio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song misses with a low kick.
Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Del Rio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Del Rio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Del Rio.
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rio thows a body kick. Song tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Del Rio blocks a jab.
Del Rio lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Rio.
Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Rio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Song throws a jab when Del Rio was well out of range.
Song throws a wild body kick that Del Rio sees coming a mile off.
Del Rio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Rio's head.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
Song takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Rio cracks the inside of Song's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a straight right.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the body.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat.
Song chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Del Rio can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Del Rio.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song lands a front kick.
Song lands a nice shot to the body.
Song lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song stuns Del Rio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Del Rio's shoulder, as Del Rio tries to avoid the shot.
Song bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio dodges the punch combination from Song.
Del Rio blocks the body kick.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Del Rio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Rio scores with a hook.
Song is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Song lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Song misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Del Rio.
Del Rio wants to slow Song down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Rio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Rio lands with a hook. Song tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Del Rio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Del Rio misses the shot to the body.
Song misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Rio.
Del Rio lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Song misses.
Song takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Rio thuds his shin into the meat of Song's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Del Rio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song wants to land a leg kick but Del Rio is out of range.
Matt Del Rio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Rio thuds a left hand into Song's body.
Del Rio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Del Rio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Del Rio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Rio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Rio jabs at Song's body.
Song throws a low kick but Del Rio avoids it.
Song moves away from the strike by Del Rio.
Song will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Del Rio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Song counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Del Rio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Rio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Del Rio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Rio slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
Del Rio throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Rio misses the shot to the body.
Del Rio delivers a nice body kick.
Del Rio scores with a push kick.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Del Rio moves away and avoids it.
Del Rio throws an off balance right hand
and Song counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Rio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Rio lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Del Rio throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio checks a leg kick nicely.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Del Rio defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song misses with a looping left.
Del Rio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Song circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Rio fakes the leg kick and cracks Song in the body.
Del Rio lands a head kick!
Del Rio connects with a leg kick. Song looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Rio jabs Song to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rio.
Del Rio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Rio throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Rio scores with a jab to the body.
Del Rio thuds his shin into the meat of Song's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Song does it's job there.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
Del Rio cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio moves out of range of the body kick from Song.
Del Rio thinks about the counter body kick.
Song throws the left hand but Del Rio avoids the punch easily.
Del Rio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Rio lands a body shot.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Rio throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song swings for the body but Del Rio moves out of range.
Song misses with a straight left.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Del Rio checks a leg kick.
Song walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Rio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Song rather than just go for the knockout.
Song tries to work over Del Rio's front leg with a kick but Del Rio checks it.
Del Rio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Song throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song throws a body punch but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Del Rio moves out of range as Song strikes.
Del Rio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Song's calf.
Song tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Del Rio lands with a nice combination. Song backs away looking to recover.
Del Rio lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Rio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song walks into a jab.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Del Rio lands with a good body shot.
Del Rio connects with a looping right hand.
Del Rio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Rio lands a nice hook to Song's body. Song takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Del Rio - that will leave a mark!
Del Rio lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Del Rio!
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Rio lands a head kick!
Min-Sik Song's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Song looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Del Rio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Song.
Song tried to counter with a leg kick but Del Rio avoided it.
Del Rio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Song will feel that in the morning.
Del Rio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Song's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Del Rio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
Del Rio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Song fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Rio just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Rio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Song takes a step back to recover.
Del Rio works Song's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Song might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Del Rio lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Nice defenses there by Del Rio.
Song takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Del Rio takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Del Rio connects with a body shot.
Del Rio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Rio.
Song misses with a low kick.
Del Rio lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Del Rio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Del Rio.
Del Rio lands a right hook to the body.
Del Rio feints and then cracks Song's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Song down.
Del Rio throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Del Rio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Song will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Rio.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
Del Rio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Song with a body shot.
Song takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Del Rio throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Rio throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
A slow jab from Del Rio misses its intended target.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio throws a series of punches but Song avoids them all with ease.
Del Rio slips under a jab from Song.
Del Rio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Song misses.
Del Rio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio tries to work over Song's front leg with a kick but Song checks it.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Del Rio moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song'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.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio checks it.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song throws a body punch but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Del Rio saw it coming and moves away.
Del Rio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Rio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Del Rio misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
Song catches Del Rio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
Del Rio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio scores with a decent looking hook.
Del Rio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Del Rio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Song's sensitive parts.
Del Rio misses with the body kick
letting Song counter with a right hand.
Song scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Rio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Rio should have avoided that one.
Song slips under a jab from Del Rio.
Song quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Song is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Song misses with an uppercut. Del Rio saw that one coming.
Del Rio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song misses with a looping right.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Rio.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Del Rio.
Del Rio defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Del Rio moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Rio blocks a jab.
Crunch! Del Rio slams his shin into Song's torso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Del Rio checks a leg kick nicely.
Song feints and then cracks Del Rio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Rio down.
A jab from Song misses.
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!
Song tried to score with a low kick but Del Rio checks it.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rio.
Song misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Del Rio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Song ducks right into an uppercut from Del Rio.
Del Rio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Del Rio throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Del Rio scores with a jab to the body.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
Del Rio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Song misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Song throws out a loose jab but Del Rio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Rio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Song throws a low kick but Del Rio moves out of range easily.
Song misses with a hook. Del Rio ducked under it nicely.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Song misses with a low kick.
Del Rio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Del Rio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Del Rio with a jab.
Del Rio scores with a body shot.
Del Rio scores with a push kick.
Song moves away from the strike by Del Rio.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Nice shot by Del Rio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Song.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio thows a body kick. Song tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Del Rio tries to move into range but Song moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Song misses with a series of wild punches.
Del Rio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye.
Song thows a leg kick but Del Rio checks it
and Del Rio counters with a straight right hand.
Del Rio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Rio cracks Song with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Rio is looking for the big counter here.
Del Rio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Song throws a jab when Del Rio was well out of range.
Del Rio throws a shot to the body.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song'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. And we move into the final round!
Song lands with an overhand left.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Rio slips a jab from Song.
Good leg kick by Del Rio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Del Rio checks a low kick from Song.
Song ducks right into an uppercut from Del Rio.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Rio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Rio lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Song.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Rio.
Song wants to slow Del Rio down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Rio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song tries to land a front kick but Del Rio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Song throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Rio counters with a thumping low kick.
Song goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Song moves forwards but Del Rio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Del Rio lands with a nice body kick.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio jabs Song right on the nose. Song blinks but takes it well.
Del Rio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Song misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the body.
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.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Rio moves away.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
And Del Rio responds with a good body kick, but Song manages to step out the way in time.
Del Rio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Song. That did some damage!
Del Rio misses with a wild body shot.
Del Rio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Rio lands a high kick!
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Rio's hands.
Song blocks a jab.
Song takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Rio scores with a body shot.
Del Rio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
Del Rio tries a head kick but it misses.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Song moves out of range as Del Rio strikes.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Rio.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Rios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Rio throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Del Rio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Del Rio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Song with a nice cross.
Song thuds his right hand into Del Rio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Del Rio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Song takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Rio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Min-Sik Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song looks to throw the jab but Del Rio is out of range.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
Del Rio dodges the punch combination from Song.
Del Rio lands with a nice body kick.
Matt Del Rio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Song feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Del Rio's calf.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Del Rio moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Rio blocks the body kick.
Del Rio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Song blocks it well.
Del Rio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Del Rio as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Del Rio misses.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Rio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Rio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
Del Rio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Rio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Song.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Del Rio slips a jab from Song.
Song throws a right hand that Del Rio ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Rio also avoids with ease.
Del Rio thinks about the counter body kick.
Del Rio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Rio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Del Rio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Rio 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Del Rio! Matt Del Rio retains his welterweight title!
Matt Del Rio made sure to mention his sponsor, House of Valor in his post fight interview.
Min-Sik Song was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not get to train much for this fight, but I do not regret trying. I will be back'.
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