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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 121 p4p, 16 weight class) and Kim Jong Guk (ranked 249 p4p, 40 weight class). O Donno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Jong Guk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu Jitsu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Guk misses with a wild body shot.
O Donno tries to counter by clinching up but Jong Guk breaks away and moves out of range.
Jong Guk walks into a stiff left hand from O Donno.
Jong Guk scores with a jab to the head.
O Donno throws the left hand but Jong Guk avoids the punch easily.
O Donno checks a low kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk clinches with his opponent.
Jong Guk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Jong Guk misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donno misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Guk fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jong Guk keeps control of O Donno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Donno misses with the head strike.
O Donno blocks a body shot from Jong Guk.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jong Guk as O Donno tries to tie him up.
O Donno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jong Guk's elbow.
O Donno throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Guk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong Guk misses with a body punch.
O Donno manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk scores with a body shot.
O Donno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk fakes the leg kick and cracks O Donno in the body.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
Jong Guk tries to clinch but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Jong Guk saw that one coming.
O Donno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jong Guk takes a swing at O Donno's ribcage but misses.
O Donno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jong Guk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Donno throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Donno has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jong Guk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jong Guk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jong Guk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk has O Donno up against the cage in a 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!
O Donno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jong Guk is keeping busy.
Jong Guk scores with a shot to the side of O Donno's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jong Guk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jong Guk has closed the distance and engaged O Donno in a clinch.
O Donno stalls.
Jong Guk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Guk slips under a jab.
Jong Guk lands a jab to the head.
O Donno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jong Guk.
It looked like O Donno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O Donno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jong Guk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Donno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Donno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jong Guk to score with a decent uppercut.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donno.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 O Donno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Donno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Donno blocks the body kick.
O Donno blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jong Guk.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong Guk slips under a jab from O Donno.
A clash of legs there as O Donno blocks the low kick.
A big left from O Donno misses.
A nice side step and Jong Guk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jong Guk misses with a right hand
and O Donno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jong Guk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donno tries to counter by clinching up but Jong Guk breaks away and moves out of range.
A lazy left from O Donno finds it's target.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
A leg kick checked by Jong Guk.
O Donno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Jong Guk looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donno is just out of range.
Jong Guk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jong Guk wants to clinch but O Donno slips to the side
and O Donno counters with a left to the body.
Jong Guk missing with a left hand there. O Donno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jong Guk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Donno counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Jong Guk tries to clinch up but O Donno circles away and keeps his distance.
Jong Guk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jong Guk lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Guk fails to land.
Jong Guk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jong Guk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jong Guk lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Jong Guk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong Guk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Guk has a couple of punches blocked by O Donno.
O Donno misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from O Donno.
Jong Guk tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donno misses with a series of wild punches.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Jong Guk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jong Guk takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jong Guk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Jong Guk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Donno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Donno throwing a counter right hand but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
O Donno tries to keep at a distance but Jong Guk has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
Jong Guk instigates a clinch.
Jong Guk pushes O Donno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Guk scores with a nice body kick.
Jong Guk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Donno tries to break the clinch but Jong Guk is controlling the position.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick which misses O Donno's front leg but catches the back leg as O Donno tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Guk connects with a right hand. O Donno shakes it off.
Jong Guk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Guk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jong Guk tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Donno misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that misses
and O Donno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. O Donno does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Donno walks into a stiff left hand from Jong Guk.
O Donno scores with a leg kick.
O Donno throws a series of punches but Jong Guk avoids them all with ease.
Jong Guk blocks a jab.
Jong Guk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jong Guk thuds a left hand into O Donno's body.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Donno tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Donno looks to land a combination but Jong Guk avoids it well.
Good work by Jong Guk as he checks the leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from O Donno.
A big right from O Donno misses.
Jong Guk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Donno is able to avoid easily.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the head.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jong Guk lands an uppercut.
Jong Guk is leaning against O Donno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donno working aggressively here.
O Donno looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Donno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Donno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Guk can pounce on him.
Jong Guk darts in and clinches O Donno up against the cage.
Jong Guk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Donno scores with a one two! Jong Guk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Donno misses the jab.
O Donno throws a jab but it's blocked by Jong Guk.
O Donno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Guk is looking to clinch but O Donno is avoiding it.
O Donno cracks Jong Guk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jong Guk misses with a body kick.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Donno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Guk.
O Donno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut.
O Donno scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk lands a really nice looking cross but O Donno seems unphased.
Jong Guk misses with a jab to the body
and O Donno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jong Guk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Donno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Guk can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jong Guk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donno is looking for a counter combo.
Jong Guk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Donno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Donno there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Donno avoids a kick to the body.
Jong Guk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jong Guk throws a jab when O Donno was well out of range.
O Donno feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Donno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Donno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jong Guk momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jong Guk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donno if he has to take too many more of those.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick that knocks O Donno off balance momentarily.
Jong Guk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
O Donno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jong Guk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Donno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Jong Guk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
O Donno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jong Guk scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donno in his tracks.
Jong Guk blocks a head kick by O Donno.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Donno's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jong Guk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
As Jong Guk backs away, O Donno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jong Guk lands with a hook. O Donno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Donno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Guk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Donno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jong Guk lands a really nice looking cross but O Donno seems unphased.
Jong Guk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donno throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donno. That's going to slow Jong Guk down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jong Guk staying out of range there.
Jong Guk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Donno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jong Guk.
O Donno throws the kick towards the body but Jong Guk avoids it.
Jong Guk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Donno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk clinches up with O Donno and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from O Donno.
O Donno is trying to break the clinch but Jong Guk has him pressed against the cage.
Jong Guk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jong Guk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting O Donno counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Donno misses with a head kick.
O Donno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Guk can pounce on him.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands with an overhand left.
O Donno slips under a jab.
It looked like O Donno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jong Guk.
O Donno tries to bum rush Jong Guk with a series of wild strikes but Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donno misses with a straight right.
O Donno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but O Donno moves out of range easily.
Jong Guk takes one on the button.
O Donno connects with a crisp jab.
Jong Guk lands a jab to the nose.
Jong Guk scores with a shot to the body.
O Donno misses with an uppercut.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Jong Guk's shoulder, as Jong Guk tries to avoid the shot.
Jong Guk thuds his shin into the meat of O Donno's side.
O Donno moves out of range of the strikes.
Jong Guk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk takes the fight into the clinch.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
O Donno pressing his opponent against the cage.
O Donno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Donno is trying to maintain a safe position but Jong Guk gets an underhook and turns O Donno into the cage.
O Donno takes a shot to the head.
Jong Guk struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
Jong Guk lands with a left to the head.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Guk lands a right hook to the body.
O Donno misses with a leg kick.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks O Donno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donno down.
Jong Guk connects with an inside leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a body punch but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Donno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jong Guk tries to clinch but O Donno is having none of it.
O Donno thinks about countering with a head kick.
O Donno avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
O Donno is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from O Donno.
O Donno misses with a wild body shot.
Jong Guk closes the distance and clinches.
Jong Guk manages to break the clinch.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. O Donno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jong Guk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Donno tried to counter with a leg kick but Jong Guk avoided it.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
Jong Guk lands a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 O Donno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from O Donno misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk swings widly with a right hand
and O Donno counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Donno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jong Guk - the referee stops the clock and O Donno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jong Guk. O Donno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jong Guk thuds his shin into the meat of O Donno's side.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jong Guk tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jong Guk.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Donno connects with a body shot.
Jong Guk connects with a right hand. O Donno shakes it off.
Jong Guk thows a body kick. O Donno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Donno blocks the body kick.
O Donno takes a swing at Jong Guk's ribcage but misses.
Jong Guk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donno.
Jong Guk lands a jab to O Donno's midsection.
Jong Guk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Donno doesn't seem bothered though.
O Donno walks into a stiff left hand from Jong Guk.
O Donno misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jong Guk, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Guk tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jong Guk closes the distance and clinches.
O Donno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
O Donno keeps the fight on the outside.
O Donno misses with a looping left.
O Donno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Donno throws a nice looking combination but Jong Guk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jong Guk scores with a nice head shot.
Jong Guk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Donno, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jong Guk.
O Donno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jong Guk lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Donno is trying to break the clinch but Jong Guk has him pressed against the cage.
O Donno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, O Donno scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Guk clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jong Guk backwards.
Jong Guk presses O Donno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jong Guk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donno.
Jong Guk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Donno's efforts to push away.
Jong Guk breaks from the clinch.
O Donno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Jong Guk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jong Guk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donno throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jong Guk. That's going to slow O Donno down.
O Donno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jong Guk's sensitive parts.
O Donno defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Jong Guk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jong Guk breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jong Guk tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donno. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donno staying out of range there.
Jong Guk cracks O Donno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Donno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donno looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Guk is just out of range.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Jong Guk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jong Guk.
O Donno throws a hook but Jong Guk blocks it.
O Donno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jong Guk's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
As Jong Guk backs away, O Donno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno misses with a looping left.
Jong Guk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jong Guk.
O Donno checks a leg kick.
O Donno keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to clinch but O Donno is having none of it.
Jong Guk missing with a left hand there. O Donno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jong Guk moves forwards but O Donno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jong Guk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Donno.
O Donno throws out a loose jab but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donno is looking to slow Jong Guk down with leg kicks.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jong Guk takes the fight into the clinch.
O Donno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kim Jong Guk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Donno circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Donno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jong Guk drives through and clinches with O Donno against the cage.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jong Guk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donno if he has to take too many more of those.
O Donno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Donno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk blocks a leg kick.
Jong Guk cracks O Donno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jong Guk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Donno.
O Donno throws a sloppy head kick
and Jong Guk counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jong Guk clinches with his opponent.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
O Donno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jong Guk checks it well.
Jong Guk misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk dips to his left and cracks O Donno with an uppercut!
Jong Guk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Donno has time to react.
Jong Guk wants to clinch.
O Donno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jong Guk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
O Donno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong Guk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jong Guk.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
O Donno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jong Guk at a distance.
O Donno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jong Guk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Donno throws a series of punches but Jong Guk avoids them all with ease.
O Donno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jong Guk.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a front kick that sends O Donno stumbling back into the cage.
O Donno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a nice looking body shot.
Jong Guk doesn't manage to clinch there - O Donno circles away.
O Donno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Guk can pounce on him.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Jong Guk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Donno doesn't seem bothered though.
O Donno swats away the attempt to clinch by Jong Guk.
O Donno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Donno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jong Guk instigates a clinch.
O Donno throws a punch but it's blocked by Jong Guk.
A hook to the body from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk digs a good body shot into O Donno's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk darts in and clinches O Donno up against the cage.
O Donno has Jong Guk pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jong Guk.
O Donno tries to stall but Jong Guk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jong Guk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jong Guk misses with a body punch.
O Donno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Donno is trying to maintain a safe position but Jong Guk gets an underhook and turns O Donno into the cage.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jong Guk lands with a right to the head.
Jong Guk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk tries to land a leg kick but O Donno saw it coming and moves away.
O Donno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jong Guk checks a leg kick.
Kim Jong Guk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk clinches.
Jong Guk has a couple of punches blocked by O Donno.
O Donno stalling in the clinch but Jong Guk improves position.
Jong Guk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donno misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk moves into the clinch successfully.
Jong Guk working aggressively here.
O Donno looking to stall.
Jong Guk lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but O Donno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jong Guk clinches.
Jong Guk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Donno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Guk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jong Guk 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Guk!
Kim Jong Guk is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Kim Jong Guk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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