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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Armageddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Run This Town. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Hitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistair Armageddon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hitman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armageddon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armageddon.
Alistair Armageddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Armageddon misses.
Armageddon swinging wildly here.
The Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armageddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Hitman throws a leg kick
and Armageddon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armageddon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hitman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armageddon.
The Hitman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armageddon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armageddon tries to bum rush The Hitman with a series of wild strikes but The Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armageddon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from The Hitman misses the target.
Armageddon swinging wildly here.
Armageddon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Armageddon. Beautiful body shot.
Armageddon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Hitman.
The Hitman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armageddon is able to avoid easily.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armageddon.
Armageddon misses with a head kick.
The Hitman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Armageddon is out of range.
The Hitman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Armageddon is out of range.
Armageddon throws a leg kick that misses.
Armageddon looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
The Hitman throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Hitman tries to clinch up but Armageddon circles away and keeps his distance.
Armageddon checks a low kick from The Hitman.
Armageddon blocks a leg kick.
The Hitman cracks the inside of Armageddon's front leg.
Armageddon avoids the head kick by The Hitman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armageddon throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
The Hitman throws out a leg kick but Armageddon moves out of range and The Hitman only half commits.
Armageddon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Hitman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Armageddon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hitman throws a leg kick which misses Armageddon's front leg but catches the back leg as Armageddon tries to avoid it.
The Hitman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Hitman lands a high kick!
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches.
The Hitman misses with a knee to the head.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon misses with a knee to the head.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hitman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Hitman throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman managing to block the knees to the body from Armageddon.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armageddon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from The Hitman.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon lands an elbow inside that The Hitman shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Armageddon.
Armageddon looking to slow down the pace here.
Armageddon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Hitman misses with an elbow over the top.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but Armageddon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
The Hitman looking to throw knees to the head but Armageddon is blocking nicely.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
The Hitman scores a nice knee to the body.
Armageddon stalling in the clinch but The Hitman improves position.
Armageddon is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Armageddon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hitman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armageddon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
Armageddon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Armageddon lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Hitman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Hitman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gary The Hitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Armageddon swinging wildly here.
Armageddon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Armageddon fails to land with a series of punches.
Armageddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armageddon throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by The Hitman.
The Hitman clinches.
The Hitman looking to throw knees to the head but Armageddon is blocking nicely.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but Armageddon blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
Armageddon is breathing heavily.
Armageddon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Hitman landing knees to the body.
The Hitman misses with a knee strike.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
The Hitman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armageddon blocks it with crossed arms.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman lands a knee to the body.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Armageddon.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Hitman avoids it.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
Armageddon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Hitman avoids it.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
The Hitman pushes off an throws an elbow but Armageddon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armageddon trying to land knees to the body.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon lands a left hand.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman avoids the elbow strike from Armageddon, against the cage.
Armageddon trying to land knees to the body.
The Hitman takes a shot to the head.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Hitman throws an elbow but misses.
The Hitman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armageddon blocks it with crossed arms.
Armageddon tries to land knees in the clinch but The Hitman avoids the damage to the body.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon lands a nice knee to the body.
The Hitman being controlled against the cage.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Armageddon - that landed with a thud.
The Hitman misses with a knee to the head.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but Armageddon blocks it.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon lands an elbow that stopped The Hitman in his tracks for a moment.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon lands a body punch.
Armageddon lands a body shot.
The Hitman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armageddon stalls.
Armageddon pushes The Hitman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armageddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armageddon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armageddon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
Armageddon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armageddon is struggling to control the position.
The Hitman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armageddon is working The Hitman over against the cage.
The Hitman managing to block the knees to the body from Armageddon.
The Hitman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Armageddon.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon digs a right hand underneath The Hitman's ribcage. The Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armageddon.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon slowing the pace effectively.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary The Hitman will probably get the nod.
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.
Armageddon throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alistair Armageddon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armageddon scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Hitman in his tracks.
Armageddon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Hitman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Hitman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Armageddon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Armageddon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Armageddon misses with a looping left.
The Hitman wants to slow Armageddon down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - The Hitman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armageddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armageddon checks a leg kick.
The Hitman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Hitman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Armageddon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Armageddon misses with a wild combination.
The Hitman misses with a looping right.
Armageddon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Armageddon.
The Hitman wants to clinch but Armageddon slips to the side
and Armageddon counters with a thumping low kick.
The Hitman tries to clinch up.
The Hitman throws and low kick but Armageddon moves out of range easily.
The Hitman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Armageddon sprawls well initially but The Hitman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Hitman stands up out of the half guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armageddon.
Armageddon throws an overhand right that lands on The Hitman's shoulder, as The Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Armageddon slips under a jab from The Hitman.
The Hitman rushes Armageddon and presses him up against the cage.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armageddon blocks it with crossed arms.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armageddon is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armageddon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Hitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armageddon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Hitman is keeping busy.
The Hitman misses with an elbow strike.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon crunches a lovely knee into The Hitman's ribcage.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
Armageddon lands a hook that snaps the head of The Hitman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Hitman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armageddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Hitman is defending well for now.
The Hitman scores with a knee to the head.
Armageddon pushes The Hitman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armageddon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armageddon blocking some punches.
The Hitman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armageddon blocks it with crossed arms.
The Hitman misses with a knee strike.
The Hitman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armageddon lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Hitman backwards.
Armageddon lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Hitman backwards.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armageddon is pushing The Hitman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Hitman avoids it.
The Hitman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon lands an elbow inside that The Hitman shrugs off.
A short left from Armageddon.
Armageddon scores with a hook to the body.
Armageddon misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Armageddon.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gary The Hitman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Armageddon.
The Hitman slips a jab and a cross from Armageddon.
Armageddon misses with a leg kick
and The Hitman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armageddon's guard now.
The Hitman wants to stand but Armageddon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Armageddon has his feet on The Hitman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Hitman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A good leg kick by The Hitman.
The Hitman throws a leg kick which misses Armageddon's front leg but catches the back leg as Armageddon tries to avoid it.
The Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armageddon. That did some damage!
The Hitman misses with a leg kick
and Armageddon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Hitman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Armageddon is out of range and The Hitman settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armageddon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Hitman can pounce on him.
The Hitman scores with a leg kick.
Armageddon slips a straight right by The Hitman.
The Hitman scoring well with a low kick there.
The Hitman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Hitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Hitman throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armageddon avoids the head kick by The Hitman.
The Hitman slips a jab and a cross from Armageddon.
Armageddon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Hitman can pounce on him.
Armageddon throws a leg kick
and The Hitman counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Hitman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman throws a hook but Armageddon blocks it.
The Hitman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armageddon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hitman pushes Armageddon up against the cage in a clinch.
Armageddon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon tries to throw a body punch but The Hitman avoids it by throwing Armageddon back against the cage.
Armageddon looking to slow down the pace here.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
The Hitman pushes off an throws an elbow but Armageddon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armageddon lands with a short shot to the head.
Armageddon blocks an elbow strike from The Hitman.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
Armageddon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armageddon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Armageddon just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Hitman's brow.
Armageddon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armageddon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Armageddon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Armageddon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Hitman blocks it with crossed arms.
The Hitman lands a knee to the body.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but Armageddon blocks it.
Armageddon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armageddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the head but The Hitman blocks with his arms.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon pushes The Hitman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Hitman throws an elbow but misses.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
The Hitman looking to throw knees to the head but Armageddon is blocking nicely.
The Hitman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armageddon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Hitman avoids it.
The Hitman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Armageddon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armageddon.
The Hitman misses with a knee to the head.
Armageddon gets through The Hitman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armageddon scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armageddon obliges.
Armageddon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Hitman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armageddon lands a body punch.
The Hitman letting Armageddon take a breather here.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Hitman had his way with Alistair Armageddon in that round.
That's time! The Hitman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A low kick from Armageddon is predictable there
and The Hitman counters with a body kick.
Armageddon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hitman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armageddon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hitman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches.
Armageddon lands a nice knee to the body.
The Hitman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Hitman takes an elbow to the temple.
Armageddon has a couple of punches blocked by The Hitman.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Hitman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armageddon is defending well for now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Armageddon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Armageddon controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon lands an elbow inside that The Hitman shrugs off.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
The Hitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Hitman backwards.
The Hitman avoiding damage as Armageddon throws knees to the body.
Armageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hitman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Armageddon.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
Armageddon lands a shot to the body.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Armageddon lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Armageddon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Hitman.
Armageddon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon scores with a shot to the side of The Hitman's head.
Armageddon managing to block the knees to the body from The Hitman.
The Hitman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Hitman misses with a knee strike.
Armageddon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hitman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Hitman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armageddon.
Armageddon blocks the elbow strike.
The Hitman missing with knees to the body.
Armageddon lands an elbow that stopped The Hitman in his tracks for a moment.
Armageddon has The Hitman pushed against the cage.
Armageddon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armageddon avoiding damage as The Hitman throws knees to the body.
Armageddon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Armageddon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Armageddon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Hitman tries a knee to the head but Armageddon blocks it.
Armageddon trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Hitman avoids it.
The Hitman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armageddon's face.
Armageddon crunches a lovely knee into The Hitman's ribcage.
Armageddon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
The Hitman tries to land knees in the clinch but Armageddon avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Armageddon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Hitman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Armageddon stalling against the cage.
Armageddon pushes off an throws an elbow but The Hitman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A shot in the inside from Armageddon.
The Hitman trying to land knees to the body.
Alistair Armageddon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armageddon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Armageddon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armageddon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armageddon.
Armageddon lands a nice elbow.
The Hitman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armageddon avoids it.
Armageddon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Hitman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Hitman throws an elbow but misses.
Armageddon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Hitman is defending well for now.
Armageddon lands an uppercut.
Alistair Armageddon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armageddon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Armageddon lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Armageddon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Hitman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Hitman!
Gary The Hitman retains his light heavyweight title!
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