PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, قنب هندي. Banshees has chosen Cities in Dust as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

al Din
vs
Banshees

187 cm
32
207 lbs
40 - 7 - 0

192 cm
34
214 lbs
33 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

GREEN!
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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 40 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from al Din misses.
Banshees checks a leg kick.
Banshees scores with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Banshees closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Banshees breaks from the clinch.
al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
al Din blocks a low kick nicely.
Banshees is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al Din.
al Din lands with a kick to the temple. Banshees shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Banshees.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banshees avoids a kick to the body.
Banshees slips under a jab from al Din.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banshees. al Din shrugs it off though.
Banshees throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banshees fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
al Din checks a low kick from Banshees.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
Banshees scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Banshees gets in close and instigates a clinch.
al Din tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banshees just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Din tries a knee to the head but Banshees blocks it.
Banshees has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
al Din has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banshees avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
al Din throws a punch but it's blocked by Banshees.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Din.
al Din working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from al Din fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banshees tries to stall but al Din uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
Banshees is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. al Din is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Banshees's face as he tries to break the clinch.
al Din jumps guard but Banshees stands there with al Din around his waist. al Din gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj al Din. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Din is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banshees is defending well.

al Din breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Banshees has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Din finds it's way round the side to connect with Banshees's head.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banshees takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Banshees throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Banshees cracks al Din with a right hand to the side of the head.
al Din misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
al Din catches Banshees with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banshees.
Banshees tries to clinch but al Din is having none of it.
Banshees digs a good hook to al Din's body.
al Din throws a head kick that misses
and Banshees counters with a thumping low kick.
Banshees scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
al Din throws a leg kick but Banshees moved away.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow al Din down.
al Din throws a solid leg kick but Banshees takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Din.
al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Banshees connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. al Din looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din throws out a powerful jab.
al Din 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.
Banshees avoids the head kick by al Din.
al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banshees jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al Din thumps Banshees with a low kick.
Banshees scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din pushes Banshees away with a front kick.
al Din misses with a body shot.
al Din listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
That's time! al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
Banshees looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
al Din lands a jab to Banshees's midsection.
al Din throws out a powerful jab.
Banshees misses with a body shot.
Banshees thumps al Din with a low kick.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din moves away from the strike by Banshees.
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.
al Din fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banshees checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of al Din 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
al Din connects with a jab.
al Din misses with an attempted mid kick.
al Din swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Din drops his hands momentarily and Banshees takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
al Din throws a hook but Banshees blocks it.
Nice body kick there by al Din.
Banshees scores with the left hand. al Din knows he should have avoided that one.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Banshees avoids it.
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!
al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Banshees moves into the clinch.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banshees walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
al Din missing with a left hand there. Banshees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banshees misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
al Din moves out of range of the leg kick from Banshees.
al Din fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al Din throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banshees.
Good work by al Din as he checks the leg kick.
Banshees doesn't manage to clinch there - al Din circles away.
al Din has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banshees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banshees lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banshees connects with a body shot that sends al Din's belly button to the back.
Banshees tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Banshees does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
Nice body punch from al Din.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
Banshees throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Banshees moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from al Din both land. Nice combination.
al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din takes one on the button.
Banshees pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banshees smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banshees gets cracked there but stands up to it.
al Din shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Banshees as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow al Din down.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banshees.
al Din lands a nice looking body kick.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Banshees is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banshees.
al Din throws a leg kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al Din has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banshees throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Din misses with a combination
and Banshees counters with a nice leg kick.
Banshees is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Banshees misses the body punch
and al Din counters with a leg kick.

Banshees darts in and clinches al Din up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but al Din blocks with his arms.
al Din keeps control of Banshees as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banshees wants to break free but al Din has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banshees.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Siouxsie Banshees will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banshees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
Banshees moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Banshees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
Banshees thumps al Din with a low kick.
al Din takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al Din takes a body punch but keeps moving.
al Din avoids the head kick by Banshees.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Banshees.
Banshees throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Din misses with a left hand
and Banshees counters with a straight right hand.
al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
al Din throws a leg kick that misses.
Banshees lands a high kick!
Banshees throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees throws a push kick but al Din slaps the foot to one side.
al Din is looking to slow Banshees down with leg kicks.
Banshees takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banshees scores with a decent looking hook.
al Din checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banshees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Banshees.
al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
Banshees connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banshees throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses the jab.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
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!
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banshees throws a nice head kick!
Banshees attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
al Din feints and then cracks Banshees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banshees down.
al Din scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as al Din blocks the leg kick.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. al Din looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
Banshees misses with a kick to the body.
al Din throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Banshees takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din jabs Banshees to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banshees scores with a jab to the body.
Banshees slips under a jab from al Din.
al Din connects with a crisp jab.
Banshees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Din motions for Banshees to come forward. al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Banshees throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice hook.
al Din checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
Banshees buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banshees swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banshees has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from al Din misses.
A leg kick checked by Banshees.
al Din swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
al Din showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banshees.
Banshees scores with a crisp jab that stopped al Din in his tracks.
al Din misses the jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
al Din thuds his shin into the meat of Banshees's side.
al Din smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
al Din attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Taj al Din did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Banshees 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.
al Din looks to land a combination. Banshees sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
al Din will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for al Din.
al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banshees, right into the meat.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banshees lands a leg kick that knocks al Din off balance momentarily.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banshees. Banshees obviously looking to wear him down.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
Banshees misses with a kick to the body.
Banshees takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Banshees scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banshees misses the jab.
Banshees takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banshees moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Banshees feints and then cracks al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Din down.
al Din lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Din cracks the inside of Banshees's front leg.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Banshees misses the target.
al Din misses with the body kick
and Banshees counters with a nice leg kick.
al Din fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banshees looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from al Din.
Banshees has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
Banshees lets loose with a powerful body kick. al Din will feel that in the morning.
Decent striking displayed by Banshees there.
al Din lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as al Din blocks the leg kick.
al Din moves out of range of the leg kick from Banshees.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din misses with a body shot.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
Banshees blocks the body kick.
al Din throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din misses the jab.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
Banshees digs a good hook to al Din's body.
al Din misses with a left hand
and Banshees counters with a left to the body.
Banshees lands with a shot to the body.
al Din walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banshees checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Din scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
al Din misses with an attempted mid kick.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
al Din is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Banshees avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.

Banshees instigates a clinch.
Banshees tries to circle away but al Din has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from al Din fails to land.
Banshees stalls.

al Din manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Banshees lands an impressive looking overhand right. al Din doesn't seem phased though.
Banshees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
al Din misses with a straight right.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banshees.
A slow jab from al Din misses its intended target.
Banshees takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Banshees drives through and clinches with al Din against the cage.
Banshees pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Banshees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banshees bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al Din's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Banshees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Banshees sees coming a mile off.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banshees throws a front kick that sends al Din stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Banshees.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow al Din down.
al Din moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.
al Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Din tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees lands with a nice body punch.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Banshees throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banshees.
Banshees moves away from the strike by al Din.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
Banshees darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
Banshees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Din darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for al Din.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
al Din works Banshees's body with a nice hook.

Banshees gets a clinch.
al Din misses with a hook to the ribs.

Banshees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees catches al Din with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Banshees down.
al Din walks into a jab.
Banshees tries to clinch there but al Din circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Banshees 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banshees.
al Din cracks the inside of Banshees's front leg.
Banshees throws a leg kick that misses.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Din takes a swing at Banshees's ribcage but misses.
Banshees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Banshees.
Banshees looks to throw the jab but al Din is out of range.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
al Din with a hook.
Banshees is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from al Din finds it's target.
Banshees throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banshees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
al Din lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Banshees slips under a jab from al Din.
Banshees connects with the punch.
Banshees catches al Din with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
al Din misses with a body shot.
Banshees on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banshees just misses with a punch to the body.
Banshees avoids a kick to the body.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from al Din misses.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Banshees avoids it.
al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banshees is out of range and al Din settles back down.
al Din throws a hook but Banshees avoids it easily.
Banshees thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banshees looks to land a right hand but al Din moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees walks into a left hand.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taj al Din is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
al Din comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banshees stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
I think al Din 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
Taj al Din decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.