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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 39 p4p, 190 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 6 p4p, 24 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Duvernay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patriot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Nice shot by Patriot.
Patriot swinging wildly here.
Duvernay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot lands a really nice looking cross but Duvernay seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patriot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patriot.
No joy there for Patriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patriot throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot lands with a right hand.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Duvernay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Patriot connects with a leg kick.
Jab by Duvernay.
Patriot looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvernay is just out of range.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot throws a right hand that Duvernay ducks under and follows up with a left that Duvernay also avoids with ease.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Patriot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duvernay takes a step back to recover.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Duvernay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but Patriot checks it.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Patriot connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Patriot misses.
No joy there for Patriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
Patriot throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Duvernay there.
Patriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patriot misses with a few strikes there.
Patriot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Duvernay clinches.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patriot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patriot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patriot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Patriot scores with a shoulder strike.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Patriot avoids a wild elbow strike from Duvernay.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duvernay lands an uppercut.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot blocks the elbow strike.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay lands a right hand.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patriot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Duvernay.
Duvernay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duvernay presses Patriot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Duvernay cracks Patriot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands an overhand right.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot lands a nice shot that snaps Duvernay's head back.
Patriot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patriot throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Patriot as he checks the leg kick.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Patriot lands with a straight right. Duvernay didn't see that one coming.
Duvernay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patriot throws a shot to the body.
Patriot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duvernay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patriot under the eye.
Duvernay lands an overhand right.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot throws a low kick but Duvernay avoids it.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but Patriot checks it.
Duvernay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evan Duvernay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Duvernay throws out a powerful jab.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Duvernay throws a low kick but Patriot moves out of range easily.
Patriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patriot scores with a nice strike.
Duvernay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Duvernay rushes Patriot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Patriot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Patriot slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Patriot looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Duvernay.
Patriot swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
Nice shot by Patriot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
A left lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Duvernay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvernay.
Duvernay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Duvernay drives through and clinches with Patriot against the cage.
Duvernay lands with a light punch inside.
Duvernay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duvernay working aggressively here.
Duvernay gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Duvernay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duvernay scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patriot.
Duvernay works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside.
Patriot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Duvernay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Duvernay on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Patriot.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Duvernay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patriot's efforts to push away.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duvernay pushes Patriot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Duvernay working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay 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!
Patriot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duvernay.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duvernay scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Duvernay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patriot doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patriot.
Duvernay thows a leg kick but Patriot checks it
and Duvernay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patriot with a nice calf kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duvernay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patriot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duvernay moves into the clinch successfully.
Patriot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Duvernay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Duvernay moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Patriot misses with a body kick.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Patriot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duvernay circles away quickly and effectively.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Patriot catches Duvernay right on the button with a cross.
Duvernay connects with a looping right hand.
Patriot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Patriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duvernay.
Nice defenses there by Duvernay.
A left lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay throws out a powerful jab.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duvernay misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay with a hook.
Patriot throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patriot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duvernay thumps Patriot with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patriot is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay lands with a cross.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Duvernay throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Patriot lands the left hand.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Patriot throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Duvernay lands with an uppercut that bounces Patriot off the cage and back into range.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duvernay. That did some damage!
Patriot throws a head kick that misses.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Patriot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Duvernay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duvernay scores with a decent looking hook.
Duvernay lands with an uppercut that bounces Patriot off the cage and back into range.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
Duvernay lands with an uppercut that bounces Patriot off the cage and back into range.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Duvernay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Patriot walks into a left hand.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Patriot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Patriot.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
Duvernay moves in looking to clinch but Patriot pushes him off.
Duvernay dips to his left and cracks Patriot with an uppercut!
Duvernay catches Patriot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patriot connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Patriot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duvernay does it's job there.
Duvernay thuds a left hand into Patriot's body.
Patriot lands a nice shot that snaps Duvernay's head back.
Duvernay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Duvernay lands a slapping body shot.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Patriot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patriot.
Duvernay throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Patriot - just one landing.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut.
Patriot lands a glancing blow to the side of Duvernay's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Evan Duvernay just about did enough to take it.
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.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patriot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patriot tries to keep at a distance but Duvernay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Duvernay working aggressively here.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Duvernay throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duvernay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patriot's brow.
Duvernay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot throws a front kick aimed at Duvernay's knee but Duvernay avoids it well.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot wants to slow Duvernay down by chopping away at his legs.
Patriot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duvernay digs a good hook to Patriot's body.
Patriot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvernay.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Duvernay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patriot throws a body punch but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Duvernay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duvernay.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Patriot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.
A left lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Patriot throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duvernay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Duvernay works the jab nicely.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Patriot misses the target.
Duvernay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Duvernay feints a counter leg kick.
Patriot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Duvernay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot staying out of range there.
Patriot is looking to counter punch.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Patriot throws a body shot but no joy.
Patriot misses with an uppercut.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Duvernay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
Duvernay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patriot drops his hands momentarily and Duvernay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
Patriot throws a series of punches but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patriot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.
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!
Duvernay misses with a hook
enabling Patriot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Duvernay 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.
Duvernay moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duvernay.
Patriot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Duvernay as the two fighters clinch.
Duvernay blocking some punches.
Patriot is trying to push Duvernay away but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriot wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Duvernay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot throws a body shot but no joy.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
Patriot misses the jab.
Duvernay throws a low kick but Patriot moves out of range easily.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Duvernay lands a jab.
Duvernay scores with a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Patriot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay lands a jab to Patriot's midsection.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Patriot.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot looks to score with a jab to the body but Duvernay is just out of range.
Patriot misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay flicks out a counter leg kick but Patriot steps away.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Patriot is avoiding it.
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Patriot checks the leg kick.
Patriot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duvernay dips to his left and cracks Patriot with an uppercut!
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot scores with the left hand. Duvernay knows he should have avoided that one.
Patriot staying out of range there.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Duvernay.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
Duvernay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Duvernay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patriot. That did some damage!
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patriot checks it well.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot ducks right into an uppercut from Duvernay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duvernay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duvernay scores with a nice right hand.
Patriot misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patriot.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patriot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patriot slips under a jab from Duvernay.
Patriot throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duvernay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patriot's head backwards.
Duvernay slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duvernay defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot misses the jab.
Duvernay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duvernay slips a jab and a cross from Patriot.
Nice defenses there by Duvernay.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
Patriot throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Patriot checks it.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Patriot ducks right into an uppercut from Duvernay.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patriot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patriot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patriot staying out of range there.
Patriot jabs at Duvernay's body.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duvernay is looking to clinch.
Duvernay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvernay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duvernay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patriot scrambles back to his feet.
Patriot throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay tries a quick counter leg kick but Patriot is wise to it.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay cracks Patriot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patriot scoring well with a low kick there.
Patriot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patriot throws a shot to the body.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot slips a jab from Duvernay.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay slips under a jab from Patriot.
Patriot's corner calls for a 1-2. Patriot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Patriot swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duvernay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Duvernay.
Well Duvernay 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
An out of breath Evan Duvernay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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