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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seol Ki Hyon (ranked 1140 p4p, 119 weight class) and Thay Budo (ranked 1023 p4p, 106 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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230 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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198 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Seol Ki Hyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thay Budo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Hyon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ki Hyon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budo.
Ki Hyon ducks under a wild hook from Budo.
Ki Hyon tries to work over Budo's front leg with a kick but Budo checks it.
Jab, jab by Budo - just one landing.
Ki Hyon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Budo. That did some damage!
Ki Hyon jabs at Budo's body.
Budo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ki Hyon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild body shot.
Budo throws a hook but Ki Hyon avoids it easily.
Budo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ki Hyon misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Hyon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ki Hyon misses with a straight right.
Budo connects with the punch.
Budo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ki Hyon misses with an uppercut. Budo saw that one coming.
Ki Hyon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ki Hyon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Hyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Hyon moves away and avoids it.
Budo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ki Hyon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budo misses with a straight right.
Thay Budo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Budo.
Budo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budo connects with a right hand. Ki Hyon shakes it off.
Budo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ki Hyon is looking to wear down Budo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Budo works the jab nicely.
Ki Hyon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ki Hyon throws a wild body kick that Budo sees coming a mile off.
Ki Hyon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ki Hyon slips a jab and a cross from Budo.
Ki Hyon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Budo throws a hook but Ki Hyon avoids it easily.
Ki Hyon misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Hyon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ki Hyon misses with a leg kick
and Budo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ki Hyon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budo tries to throw a body punch but Ki Hyon avoids it by throwing Budo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon breaks from the clinch.
Ki Hyon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild combination.
Budo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ki Hyon counters with a left to the body.
Budo cracks Ki Hyon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Budo.
Budo misses with a wild combination.
Budo misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Budo finds it's target.
Budo just misses with a punch to the body.
Budo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Budo.
Ki Hyon blocks a jab.
Ki Hyon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ki Hyon 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 Budo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Budo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ki Hyon defending well as Budo loads up on a big left hand.
Budo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ki Hyon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Budo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ki Hyon doesn't seem phased though.
Ki Hyon throws the kick towards the body but Budo avoids it.
Budo is looking for the big counter here.
Ki Hyon looks to land a body kick but Budo moved away.
Budo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Budo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ki Hyon counters with an inside leg kick.
Budo darts in trying to clinch
and Ki Hyon counters with an inside leg kick.
Budo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki Hyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Budo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Budo.
Ki Hyon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ki Hyon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budo.
Ki Hyon is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budo lands with a cross.
Ki Hyon slips a jab from Budo.
Ki Hyon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Budo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Budo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ki Hyon lands a nice hook to Budo's body. Budo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Budo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ki Hyon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Budo checks the leg kick.
Ki Hyon sets himself, and Budo steps forward looking for the clinch! Ki Hyon avoids it this time.
Budo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ki Hyon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Budo cracks Ki Hyon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Budo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budo darts in and clinches Ki Hyon up against the cage.
Ki Hyon trying to land knees to the body.
Budo scores with a shoulder strike.
Budo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thay Budo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ki Hyon moves away from the strike by Budo.
Ki Hyon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Budo misses with a hook. Ki Hyon ducked under it nicely.
Ki Hyon lands the left hand.
Budo throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Hyon's shoulder, as Ki Hyon tries to avoid the shot.
Budo moves out of range as Ki Hyon strikes.
Thay Budo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Ki Hyon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budo looks to land a right hand but Ki Hyon moved out of range.
Ki Hyon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budo.
Ki Hyon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Budo scores with a jab.
Ki Hyon moves away from the strike by Budo.
Budo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Budo.
Budo lands an overhand right.
Ki Hyon slips a jab and a cross from Budo.
Ki Hyon throwing a counter right hand but Budo manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Hyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ki Hyon staying out of range there.
Budo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Hyon moves away and avoids it.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budo looks to land a combination but Ki Hyon avoids it well.
Budo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ki Hyon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ki Hyon lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Budo.
Ki Hyon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Budo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ki Hyon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Budo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ki Hyon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Budo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Budo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ki Hyon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Budo misses.
Budo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Hyon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ki Hyon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Budo. Beautiful body shot.
Ki Hyon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budo throws out the jab.
Ki Hyon throws a nice looking combination but Budo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon scores with a kick to the body.
Ki Hyon throws a push kick but Budo slaps the foot to one side.
Ki Hyon missing with a left hand there. Budo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Budo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon throws a leg kick
and Budo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budo throws a series of punches but Ki Hyon avoids them all with ease.
Budo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budo lands a nice shot that snaps Ki Hyon's head back.
Budo moves away from the strike by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Budo's sensitive parts.
Budo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ki Hyon off the cage and back into range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ki Hyon, as that shot connected.
Budo digs a good hook to Ki Hyon's body.
Budo misses with a wild body shot.
Ki Hyon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Budo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Ki Hyon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ki Hyon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon lands a front kick.
Ki Hyon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ki Hyon throws a leg kick but Budo checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Hyon. Budo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Ki Hyon. Those never looked like landing.
Budo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budo lands the left hand.
A jab from Budo misses.
Budo swinging wildly here.
A jab from Budo misses.
Ki Hyon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ki Hyon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Hyon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Budo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ki Hyon misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon misses with an uppercut. Budo saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon throws a wild body kick that Budo sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Hyon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Budo moves out of range of the body kick.
Budo misses with a looping left.
Budo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki Hyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Budo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ki Hyon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Budo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Budo is breathing heavily.
Ki Hyon throws a shot from downtown. Budo moves away and avoids it.
Budo wants to counter the offense by Ki Hyon and move into the clinch position.
Nice defenses there by Budo.
Budo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ki Hyon scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budo lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Budo.
Ki Hyon with a nice cross.
Budo lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thay Budo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Budo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Hyon moves away and avoids it.
Ki Hyon defending well as Budo loads up on a big left hand.
Budo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ki Hyon's head.
Ki Hyon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Budo! But no joy.
Ki Hyon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ki Hyon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ki Hyon slips a straight right by Budo.
Ki Hyon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Budo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ki Hyon lands a body shot.
Budo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ki Hyon misses with a hook.
Ki Hyon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budo tries to clinch but Ki Hyon moves out of range.
Ki Hyon needs to keep his hands up - Budo had a free shot at his head there.
Ki Hyon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budo thuds his right hand into Ki Hyon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budo throws a series of punches but Ki Hyon avoids them all with ease.
Ki Hyon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Budo lands with a good body shot.
Ki Hyon misses with a straight right.
Budo is looking for the big counter here.
Budo clobbers Ki Hyon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Budo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ki Hyon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Budo moves out of range of the body kick from Ki Hyon.
Budo misses with a straight left.
Budo throws a lazy right hand but Ki Hyon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Budo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budo lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Budo.
Budo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Budo working aggressively here.
Budo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budo lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Budo fails to land.
Budo tries a body shot but Ki Hyon blocks it.
Budo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Hyon's elbow.
Ki Hyon tries to work over Budo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Hyon misses with a knee strike.
Budo has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Hyon.
Budo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Hyon blocking some punches.
Ki Hyon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budo's corner calls for a 1-2. Budo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ki Hyon looks for the body kick but Budo saw that one coming.
A big left from Budo misses.
Budo lands with a cross.
Budo staying out of range there.
Budo instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon tries to land knees in the clinch but Budo avoids the damage to the body.
Budo blocking some punches.
Ki Hyon takes a shot to the head.
Budo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budo misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Budo as the two fighters clinch.
Budo pushes Ki Hyon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ki Hyon.
Budo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budo misses with some punches.
A short left from Budo.
Budo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Hyon.
Budo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thay Budo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon tries to stall but Budo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Budo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budo lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Hyon blocking some punches.
Ki Hyon misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Budo as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon misses with the head strike.
Budo prevents Ki Hyon from breaking the clinch.
Ki Hyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budo throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Hyon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budo lands an uppercut.
Ki Hyon struggles to land a body shot inside as Budo controls his hands.
Budo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thay Budo really dominated that round.
That's time! Ki Hyon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Budo moves into the clinch.
Budo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ki Hyon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budo's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budo.
Budo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ki Hyon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Budo as Ki Hyon tries to tie him up.
Ki Hyon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Budo on the inside.
Ki Hyon has a couple of punches blocked by Budo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Hyon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon moves forwards but Budo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ki Hyon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Budo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budo scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Ki Hyon does no damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Budo tests Ki Hyon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Budo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Budo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ki Hyon is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Hyon. Budo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ki Hyon staying out of range there.
A big left from Budo misses.
Budo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ki Hyon walks into a straight right hand from Budo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ki Hyon misses.
Ki Hyon misses with a hook to the body
and Budo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Hyon. Budo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ki Hyon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon staying out of range there.
Budo lands a head shot.
Budo throws out a loose jab but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Hyon slips a jab from Budo.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budo unleashes a big counter combination but Ki Hyon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Budo blocks the body kick.
Budo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ki Hyon.
Budo swings for the body but Ki Hyon moves out of range.
Budo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Hyon moves away and avoids it.
Budo misses with a combination
enabling Ki Hyon to counter with a crisp jab.
Budo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Budo looks to throw the jab but Ki Hyon is out of range.
Budo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Budo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ki Hyon counters with a one-two to the body.
Budo misses with a looping right.
Ki Hyon throws a body kick that misses.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild combination.
Ki Hyon throws an overhand right that lands on Budo's shoulder, as Budo tries to avoid the shot.
Budo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ki Hyon on the side of the head.
Budo needs to keep his hands up - Ki Hyon had a free shot at his head there.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Hyon moves forwards but Budo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Budo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ki Hyon.
Budo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Hyon. Budo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Budo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ki Hyon blocks a jab.
Ki Hyon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budo ducks under a wild hook from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon misses with a double jab
and Budo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ki Hyon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Hyon misses with an uppercut.
Budo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ki Hyon.
Budo works over Ki Hyon's head and body with a nice combination.
Ki Hyon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budo.
Budo fails to land with a series of punches.
Budo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Budo lands with a light punch inside.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Hyon tries to break the clinch but Budo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thay Budo dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Budo moves out of range as Ki Hyon throws a body kick.
Budo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ki Hyon throws a looping overhand right but Budo ducks down to avoid it.
Budo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ki Hyon moves away from the strike by Budo.
Budo throws a lazy right hand but Ki Hyon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budo takes the fight into the clinch.
Budo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Hyon.
Budo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Hyon lands with a left to the head.
Ki Hyon lands with a light punch inside.
Ki Hyon taking a breather.
Ki Hyon struggles to land a body shot inside as Budo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budo throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Hyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ki Hyon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ki Hyon punishes Budo's body with a nice straight punch.
Budo connects with a right hand. Ki Hyon shakes it off.
Ki Hyon throws a leg kick but Budo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ki Hyon ducks under a wild hook from Budo.
An attempted straight right counter from Ki Hyon misses the target.
Ki Hyon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ki Hyon lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Budo.
Budo cracks Ki Hyon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ki Hyon connects with a body shot that sends Budo's belly button to the back.
Ki Hyon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Budo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ki Hyon misses with a few strikes there.
Budo avoids the body shot from Ki Hyon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budo misses with a hook.
Ki Hyon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ki Hyon. Budo shrugs it off though.
Donk. Budo catches Ki Hyon right on the button with a cross.
Budo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ki Hyon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Budo misses with a double jab
and Ki Hyon counters with a solid body kick.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild body shot.
Budo misses with a hook. Ki Hyon ducked under it nicely.
Budo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Budo misses.
Ki Hyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budo moves away.
A lazy body kick from Ki Hyon
and Budo counters with a straight right hand.
Ki Hyon takes a swing at Budo's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Ki Hyon finds it's target.
Budo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki Hyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Budo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ki Hyon on the side of the head.
Seol Ki Hyon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ki Hyon loads up on a big right hand but Budo slips the punch.
Ki Hyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budo moves away.
Ki Hyon throws a series of punches but Budo avoids them all with ease.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budo drives through and clinches with Ki Hyon against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Budo.
Thay Budo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budo.
Budo has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Hyon.
Budo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ki Hyon blocks an uppercut.
Budo pushes Ki Hyon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Hyon.
Budo prevents a body shot from Ki Hyon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon misses with the head strike.
Budo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Budo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Budo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Hyon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budo tries a body shot but Ki Hyon blocks it.
Budo throws a head punch that misses.
Budo scores with a shot to the side of Ki Hyon's head.
A short body shot lands from Ki Hyon as the two fighters clinch.
Ki Hyon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Budo fails to land.
Ki Hyon breaks the clinch.
Budo gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thay Budo.
Well Budo 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thay Budo!
Thay Budo is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Thay Budo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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