PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goban Declan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goban Declan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Judah's chin.

Judah
vs
Declan

188 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goban Declan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Declan throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Judah closes the distance and clinches.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Declan blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Declan is defending well for now.
Declan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Declan tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.

Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah scores with a leg kick.
Declan lands a jab to the nose.
Declan cracks Judah with a good jab.
Declan swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Declan catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah 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.
Declan throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah is looking to slow Declan down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan thows a body kick. Judah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Judah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Declan tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Declan swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Declan takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Declan just manages to avoid it.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Declan.
Declan throws a wild body kick that Judah sees coming a mile off.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Declan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
Declan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Declan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah lands with a nice body kick.
Declan lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah connects with a right hand. Declan shakes it off.
Declan lands with a good body shot.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Declan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Declan scoring well with a low kick there.
Declan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Declan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Declan.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Declan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
As Declan backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Declan cracks Judah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Judah is rocked!
Declan misses with a double jab
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Declan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Declan looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming.
Declan lands a nice shot to the body.
Declan checks a leg kick.
Declan throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goban Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah scores with a hook.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Judah wants to clinch.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a wild combination.

Judah has managed to clinch.
Declan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Declan struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Declan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Declan avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Declan avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Declan's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Declan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Declan's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah working Declan over with knees to the body.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Declan looks winded!
Declan wants to break free but Judah has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goban Declan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice jab there from Judah.
Declan lands with an overhand left.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Declan moved away.
A nice combination there by Judah.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Declan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Declan.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah slips under a jab.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah throws a head kick that Declan semi-blocks.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and Declan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Declan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Declan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah is looking to counter with a body kick.
Judah is looking to wear down Declan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Declan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Declan scores with a head kick.
Judah blocks a leg kick.
Judah scores with a hook to the body. Declan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Declan tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Declan misses with a straight right.
It appears Judah was looking to counter with a kick there.
Declan throws a combination. Judah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Judah misses with a jab to the body
and Declan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Declan misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Declan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Declan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Declan's front leg but catches the back leg as Declan tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah slips under a jab from Declan.
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Declan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Judah walks into a jab.

Daniel Judah's cut is getting worse.
Declan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Declan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan misses with a straight right.
Declan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Declan checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah thumps Declan with a low kick.
Nice cross by Declan.
Declan misses with a two punch combination.
Declan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Declan lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Declan avoids the head kick by Judah.
Declan avoids the head kick by Judah.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judah checks a low kick from Declan.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Declan moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.
A jab from Judah misses.
Declan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judah clinches.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Declan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Declan is defending well for now.
Declan misses with a body punch.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Declan digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
A short right from Judah on the inside.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Declan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Declan blocks a body shot from Judah.
Declan has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Declan's ribcage.
Declan is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Declan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Declan managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Declan.
Declan tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Judah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Declan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah backing away here, and Declan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Judah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Declan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Declan looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away.
Judah tried to counter with a leg kick but Declan avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Judah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Declan lands with a right hand.
Judah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Declan is able to avoid easily.
Declan throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Declan throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Declan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Declan is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Declan blocks an uppercut.

Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Declan managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Declan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Goban Declan has been cut.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Declan tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Declan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Declan breaks from the clinch.
Declan lands a jab to the nose.
Declan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Declan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah tries to bum rush Declan with a series of wild strikes but Declan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Declan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Declan checks a low kick from Judah.
Judah moves out of range as Declan throws a body kick.
Judah half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Declan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Declan misses with a leg kick.
Declan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Declan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Declan throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Declan only half commits.
Judah throws a head kick but Declan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Declan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Declan.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Declan manages to circle out of the way.
Declan looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
A solid body kick from Judah.
Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side.
Declan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goban Declan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a front kick that sends Declan stumbling back into the cage.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Declan avoids the body shot from Judah.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Declan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Declan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan scores with a jab.
Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah works over Declan's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Declan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Declan moves away and avoids it.
Judah throws a leg kick
and Declan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Judah scores with a body shot.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Declan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Declan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Judah tries to land a leg kick but Declan saw it coming and moves away.
Declan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Declan.
Judah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Goban Declan just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Declan misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judah scores with a body shot.
Judah cracks Declan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Declan dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Declan.
Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Declan wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Declan misses with a body kick.
Judah avoids a kick to the body.
Judah slips a straight right by Declan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Declan with a nice cross.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan throws a big counter head kick but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Declan.
Declan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
Declan throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a head kick. That will keep Declan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Declan lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Declan misses the target.
Judah blocks a head kick by Declan.
Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Declan's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Declan scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan misses with a looping right.
Declan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Declan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah tries to counter by clinching up but Declan breaks away and moves out of range.
Judah throws a body kick that misses
and Declan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Declan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Declan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Judah throws a nice head kick!
Declan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Declan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Declan misses with a body punch
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Declan.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Declan.
A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and Declan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Declan throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
Judah is looking to counter the offense by Declan and move into the clinch.
Judah throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Declan blocks a head kick by Judah.
Declan misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah is looking to chop away at Declan's legs.
Judah punishes Declan's body with a nice straight punch.
Declan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Declan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Declan down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Declan misses with a body shot.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily.
Declan throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Declan only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Declan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Judah - the referee stops the clock and Declan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Judah. Declan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Judah checks a low kick from Declan.
Judah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Declan digs a good body shot into Judah's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Goban Declan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Judah clinches up with Declan and pushes him back against the cage.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Declan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Declan's sensitive parts.
Declan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
A decent looking cross lands there for Declan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Declan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Declan counters with a solid body kick.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Declan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judah.
Declan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Declan if he has to take too many more of those.
Declan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Declan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah scores with a sloppy right hand. Declan should have avoided that one.
Judah avoids the head kick by Declan.
Declan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Declan throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Declan misses with a body shot
and Judah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan misses the jab.
Judah misses with a leg kick
and Declan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Declan's belly button to the back.
Judah defending well as Declan loads up on a big left hand.
Judah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Declan just manages to avoid it.
Declan swinging wildly here.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Declan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Judah drives through and clinches with Declan against the cage.
Judah is leaning against Declan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Declan blocks it.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Declan tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Declan is blocking nicely.
Declan lands a shoulder strike.
Declan managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Declan.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Declan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Declan blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Declan as the two fighters clinch.
Declan prevents a body shot from Judah.

Declan manages to break the clinch.
Declan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Declan lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Declan checks a leg kick.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Declan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judah. Judah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a hook but Declan blocks it.
Judah misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Declan tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Declan pounces like a tiger and cracks Judah with a vicious hook! Judah is down but not out! Declan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Goban Declan!
Goban Declan is the new middleweight champion!