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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 963 p4p, 121 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 1296 p4p, 157 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid 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 - 0, fighting out of London, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spanner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spanner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sasaki punishes Spanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki .
Spanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spanner at a distance.
Sasaki with a nice cross.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Sasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spanner looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Spanner looks to land a left hand but Sasaki moved out of range nicely.
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki .
Spanner scores with a nice head shot.
Sasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner tests Sasaki 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spanner misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Sasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spanner throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki throwing a counter right hand but Spanner manages to avoid it.
Spanner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spanner slips a straight right by Sasaki .
Spanner throws a right and a left that Sasaki avoids nicely.
Sasaki 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.
Sasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Sasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spanner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sasaki throws a hook to the side of Spanner's head but Spanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spanner to score with a decent uppercut.
Spanner lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sasaki . Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spanner lands with a straight right. Sasaki didn't see that one coming.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sasaki catches Spanner right on the button with a cross.
Spanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spanner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sasaki .
Sasaki misses with a straight left.
Spanner with a hook.
Spanner defending well as Sasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Sasaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spanner checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spanner.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanner misses with a double jab.
Sasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
Spanner lands a slapping body shot.
Sasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki missing with a left hand there. Spanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Spanner is just out of range.
Spanner wants to counter with a clinch but Sasaki pushes him away.
Sasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spanner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Spanner misses.
Spanner staying out of range there.
Spanner 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.
Sasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sasaki swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSasaki .
Spanner misses with an uppercut. Sasaki saw that one coming.
Sasaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sasaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spanner lands with a straight right. Sasaki didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Spanner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spanner tries to work over Sasaki 's front leg with a kick but Sasaki checks it.
Spanner throws a poor cross that misses
and Sasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Spanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spanner misses with some punches.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Spanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Spanner working aggressively here.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sasaki misses with a straight left.
Sasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Spanner misses with a body punch
and Sasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Spanner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sasaki throws a shot from downtown. Spanner moves away and avoids it.
Spanner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Sasaki .
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki 's elbow.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Spanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki 's elbow.
Sasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spanner up against the cage.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki .
Sasaki lands with a left to the head.
Spanner working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Spanner misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Spanner working aggressively here.
Spanner misses with a body punch.
Spanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Spanner.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Spanner controls his hands.
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Sasaki .
Sasaki trying to stall but Spanner improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
Still in the clinch, Spanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Spanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Spanner.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner misses with a body punch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spanner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sasaki s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Spanner. That snapped Sasaki 's head back.
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spanner misses with the combination.
Spanner misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Spanner.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sasaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spanner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Spanner circles away.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Spanner.
Spanner cracks Sasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spanner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sasaki . Sasaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanner. Sasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sasaki 's head.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki .
A telegraphed right hand from Sasaki misses the target.
A big left from Sasaki misses.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Spanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spanner tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
Spanner lands with a right hand.
Spanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
It looked like Sasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sasaki misses the shot to the body.
Sasaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spanner's head.
Sasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
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!
Spanner throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Spanner ducks right into an uppercut from Sasaki .
Sasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spanner lands a leg kick that knocks Sasaki off balance momentarily.
Spanner avoids the body shot from Sasaki .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spanner.
Spanner misses with a hook. Sasaki ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Spanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sasaki loads up on a big right hand but Spanner slips the punch.
Spanner tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spanner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sasaki staying out of range there.
Sasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spanner misses with a few strikes there.
Spanner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Spanner throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Sasaki is looking for a counter combo.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut. Spanner saw that one coming.
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spanner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spanner throws a body punch but Sasaki moves out of range.
Spanner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spanner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sasaki duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spanner finds it's way round the side to connect with Sasaki 's head.
Sasaki moves in looking to clinch but Spanner pushes him off.
Spanner blocks a jab.
Spanner missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanner throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spanner scores with a nice head shot.
Spanner with a nice cross.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Spanner.
Spanner dodges the punch combination from Sasaki .
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
The fighters circling - Sasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanner tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
Spanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sasaki blocks the body kick.
Sasaki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spanner dips to his left and cracks Sasaki with an uppercut!
Sasaki swinging wildly here.
Spanner tests Sasaki 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Sasaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sasaki swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner dips to his left and cracks Sasaki with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner throws a good cross that connects.
Spanner blocks a jab.
Spanner wants to counter the offense by Sasaki and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasaki digs a good body shot into Spanner's ribs.
Sasaki misses the shot to the body.
Sasaki walks into a left hand.
Sasaki lunges at Spanner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spanner's hand.
Spanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Sasaki cracks Spanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Sasaki tries to bum rush Spanner with a series of wild strikes but Spanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Sasaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sasaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of Sasaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sasaki misses with a head kick.
Spanner with a jab.
Spanner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spanner wants to counter the offense by Sasaki and move into the clinch position.
Sasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Spanner circles away.
Spanner lands a leg kick that knocks Sasaki off balance momentarily.
Spanner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spanner moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanner manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Spanner.
Spanner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Sasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Spanner is just out of range.
Sasaki needs to keep his hands up - Spanner had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Sasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Sasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spanner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spanner cracks Sasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Sasaki throws a low kick but Spanner moves out of range easily.
Spanner wants to counter with a clinch but Sasaki pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki walks into a left hand.
Spanner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasaki .
Sasaki misses with a wild combination.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spanner.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Spanner ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki . Spanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spanner scores with a jab.
Sasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spanner loads up on a big right hand but Sasaki slips the punch.
Spanner sizes up Sasaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spanner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sasaki s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spanner throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner looks to land a combination but Sasaki avoids it well.
Spanner staying out of range there.
Spanner wants to counter the offense by Sasaki and move into the clinch position.
Spanner misses with a looping right.
Sasaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Spanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sasaki misses.
Spanner cracks Sasaki with an open hand slap.
Sasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spanner moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
Sasaki takes a swing at Spanner's ribcage but misses.
Spanner connects with a crisp jab.
Sasaki wants to clinch.
Spanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Sasaki misses with a looping left.
Spanner moves away from the strike by Sasaki .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Spanner sizes up Sasaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sasaki walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spanner, as that shot connected.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab.
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bleeding Spanner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spanner scores with a nice right hand.
Spanner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spanner scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Spanner misses.
Sasaki drives through and clinches with Spanner against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
Spanner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Spanner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sasaki misses with a body punch.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki 's elbow.
Spanner lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spanner fails to land.
Sasaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasaki slows down the pace here.
Sasaki tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sasaki tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Sasaki .
Spanner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Sasaki - that landed with a thud.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Spanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Haise Sasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bleeding Spanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spanner 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleeding Spanner!
Bleeding Spanner is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bleeding Spanner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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