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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Antoski (ranked 89 p4p, 17 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a good low kick that Tsuruta was not able to check.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tsuruta rushes Antoski and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Tsuruta as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsuruta.
Antoski is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Antoski's head.
Antoski lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Antoski misses with a punch on the inside.
Antoski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antoski blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Antoski.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Antoski avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tsuruta.
Antoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Antoski.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antoskis head.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Antoski working aggressively here.
Tsuruta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta has Antoski pressed against the ropes.
Tsuruta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tsuruta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Antoski misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta slowing the pace effectively.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
Tsuruta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antoski.
Antoski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antoskis head.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
Antoski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Tsuruta stalling.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
Antoski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
That's time! Antoski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsuruta wants to clinch up but Antoski keeps it at a distance.
Antoski is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta throws a sloppy body shot
and Antoski counters with a nice uppercut.
Antoski swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antoski.
Antoski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoski.
Antoski slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta connects with a jab.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antoski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Antoski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antoski slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antoski.
Antoski slips a jab from Tsuruta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antoski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuruta. Tsuruta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tsuruta misses the body punch
and Antoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta missing with a left hand there. Antoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antoski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tsuruta just manages to avoid it.
Antoski throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Tsuruta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antoski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the head.
Tsuruta throws a poor cross that misses
and Antoski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a nice hook to Antoski's body. Antoski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta has closed the distance and engaged Antoski in a clinch.
Antoski misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antoski works on Tsuruta's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuruta is breathing heavily.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski scores with a shot to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Antoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoski has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Antoski.
Antoski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski presses Tsuruta against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuruta fails to land.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antoski can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Antoski misses with some punches.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Antoski blocks it.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
Tsuruta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antoski or not.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Antoski misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antoski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsuruta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Antoski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta clinches up against the ropes.
Antoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Antoski blocks it.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
A short uppercut from Antoski.
Antoski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antoski.
Antoski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Antoski.
A left hand lands to the body for Antoski.
Tsuruta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antoski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsurutas head.
Antoski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tsuruta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antoski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Antoski.
Tsuruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antoski's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoski is working Tsuruta over against the ropes.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
A short right from Antoski.
A short right from Tsuruta on the inside.
Antoski lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antoski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski blocking some punches.
A short right from Antoski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski scores with a shoulder strike.
Antoski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Antoski.
Tsuruta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antoski working aggressively here.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Tsuruta.
Antoski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Antoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Antoski lands a shoulder strike.
Antoski misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antoski.
Tsuruta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
Tsuruta tries to stall but Antoski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antoski cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Antoski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antoski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the head.
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!
Tsuruta lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Antoski back against the ropes.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Antoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Antoski controls the action.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta is trying to maintain a safe position but Antoski gets an underhook and turns Tsuruta into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Antoski.
A head punch on the inside from Antoski fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Antoski clearly takes that round.
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.
Tsuruta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antoski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antoski's hands.
Antoski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta punishes Antoski's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsuruta moves away from the strike by Antoski.
Tsuruta wants to clinch
and Antoski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Antoski connects with a body shot that sends Tsuruta's belly button to the back.
Tsuruta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antoski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antoski.
A slow jab from Antoski misses its intended target.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Antoski slips the punch.
Tsuruta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antoski.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antoski moves away.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski ducks right into an uppercut from Tsuruta.
Antoski ducks right into an uppercut from Tsuruta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antoski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Antoski misses with a hook.
Antoski avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
An attempted straight right counter from Antoski misses the target.
Tsuruta closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Tsuruta.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Antoski.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antoski presses Tsuruta against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antoski has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Antoski's ribcage. Antoski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta cracks Antoski with a nice body shot.
Antoski misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is looking to control Antoski's arms but Antoski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsuruta has his back to the ropes.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antoski blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
Antoski can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Antoski.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski pushes Tsuruta back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsuruta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Antoski throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Antoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antoski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Antoski is out of range.
Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta works Antoski's body with a nice hook.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta lands with a shot to the body.
Antoski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Antoski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Antoski.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antoski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tsuruta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antoski scrambles back to his feet.
Tsuruta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antoski at a distance.
Tsuruta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antoski can pounce on him.
Tsuruta walks into a straight right hand from Antoski.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Antoski saw that one coming.
And Antoski counters with a quick kick to the body but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Antoski.
Antoski throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Shawn Antoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta cracks a nice hook into Antoski's ribs.
Tsuruta thuds his right hand into Antoski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
Antoski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Antoski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Antoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta with a hook.
Tsuruta tries to clinch there but Antoski circles away.
Antoski is looking to counter punch.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch but Antoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsuruta lands a right hook to the body.
Tsuruta throws a poor cross that misses
and Antoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoski takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.
Antoski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tsuruta just manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antoski jabs Tsuruta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands with a right hand.
Antoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta tries to clinch but Antoski moves out of range.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Antoski.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Antoski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsuruta scores with a jab.
Antoski keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomomi Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Antoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsuruta blocks the leg kick.
Antoski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta tests Antoski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta cracks Antoski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Antoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta misses with a hook
and Antoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsuruta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsuruta 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta! Tomomi Tsuruta retains his light heavyweight title!
Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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