PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McKenzie
vs
Malone Jr

190 cm
27
221 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

195 cm
32
223 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie misses with a right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by McKenzie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McKenzie.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
Malone Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Malone Jr misses.
Malone Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Malone Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Malone Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malone Jr throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.
Malone Jr needs to keep his hands up - McKenzie had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie lands with a good body shot.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut

and Malone Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malone Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone Jr misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
Malone Jr lands with a straight right. McKenzie didn't see that one coming.
McKenzie lands a nice hook to Malone Jr's body. Malone Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McKenzie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKenzie lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for McKenzie.
Malone Jr misses the jab.
McKenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malone Jr.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malone Jr.
McKenzie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie throws a low kick but Malone Jr avoids it.
Malone Jr misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie scores with a jab. Malone Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McKenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malone Jr.
McKenzie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
AJ McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKenzie scores with a body shot.
Malone Jr slips a jab and a cross from McKenzie.
Malone Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McKenzie throws a hook to the side of Malone Jr's head but Malone Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McKenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone Jr.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a body kick that misses
letting McKenzie counter with a right hand.
Malone Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
McKenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Malone Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenzie counters with a leg kick.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Malone Jr moves out of range.
McKenzie is looking to chop away at Malone Jr's legs.
Malone Jr avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone Jr manages to avoid it.
McKenzie connects with a looping right hand.
Malone Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKenzie connects with a solid leg kick.
McKenzie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Malone Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malone Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malone Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick.
McKenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone Jr moves away from the strike by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malone Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Good exchange - McKenzie coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone Jr catches McKenzie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
Malone Jr throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malone Jr checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AJ McKenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malone Jr connects with a jab.
McKenzie scores with a jab.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Malone Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Malone Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McKenzie connects with a right hand. Malone Jr shakes it off.

It looks like Zoey Malone Jr has been cut.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AJ McKenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Malone Jr there.
Malone Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from McKenzie finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone Jr! But no joy.
McKenzie looks to land a combination. Malone Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malone Jr digs a good body shot into McKenzie's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Malone Jr misses.
Malone Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malone Jr. That did some damage!
McKenzie misses with a straight left.
Malone Jr stalks McKenzie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McKenzie's face. McKenzie staggers backwards, shaken.
McKenzie is looking to score with low kicks.
Malone Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of McKenzie's head.
Malone Jr cracks McKenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malone Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malone Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
McKenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie connects with a single shot there.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie scores with a jab. Malone Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malone Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malone Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Malone Jr lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Malone Jr.
A short right from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Malone Jr is pushing McKenzie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malone Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malone Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Malone Jr - that landed with a thud.
McKenzie can't break the clinch.
McKenzie tries to break the clinch but Malone Jr is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone Jr lands with a short shot to the head.

AJ McKenzie's cut is getting worse.
Malone Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McKenzie stalling against the cage.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone Jr.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malone Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McKenzie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Malone Jr can turn it around.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Malone Jr has a couple of punches blocked by McKenzie.

McKenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
McKenzie slips under a jab from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Malone Jr there.
Malone Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
Malone Jr slips under a jab from McKenzie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKenzie half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malone Jr defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
McKenzie lands with a cross.
Malone Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McKenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Malone Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malone Jr throws a shot from downtown. McKenzie moves away and avoids it.
Malone Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malone Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone Jr's head.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zoey Malone Jr 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!

Malone Jr missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone Jr checks a low kick from McKenzie.
Malone Jr throws out a counter right but McKenzie avoids it with no problem.
Malone Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McKenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie lands with an uppercut that bounces Malone Jr off the cage and back into range.
McKenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping McKenzie under the eye.
Malone Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie catches Malone Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from McKenzie is predictable there
and Malone Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

Malone Jr lands a big right hand that sends McKenzie crashing to the mat! Malone Jr stays standing though and waves McKenzie back to his feet!

McKenzie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh McKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie looks to land a right hand but Malone Jr moved out of range.
McKenzie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a nice head shot.
McKenzie seems to have got his legs back now.
McKenzie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malone Jr is able to avoid easily.
McKenzie defending well as Malone Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Malone Jr keeps McKenzie at a distance using the push kick.
McKenzie lands with a good body shot.
Malone Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a big shot that misses.
McKenzie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Malone Jr eats them both and turns towards McKenzie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malone Jr.
McKenzie throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malone Jr.
McKenzie dodges the punch combination from Malone Jr.
McKenzie works over Malone Jr's head and body with a nice combination.

Malone Jr is rocked!
McKenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malone Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
Malone Jr slips under a jab from McKenzie.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
Malone Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

AJ McKenzie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Malone Jr throws a series of punches but McKenzie avoids them all with ease.
Malone Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Malone Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McKenzie misses with a double jab.
McKenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone Jr cracks McKenzie with a good jab.
Malone Jr throws a solid leg kick but McKenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malone Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Malone Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Malone Jr clobbers McKenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Malone Jr misses.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malone Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malone Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by McKenzie.
Malone Jr misses with a looping left.
Malone Jr slips under a jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malone Jr misses with a hook
and McKenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malone Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of McKenzie's head.
Malone Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKenzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McKenzie wants to slow Malone Jr down by chopping away at his legs.

Malone Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKenzie stalling in the clinch.

McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
Malone Jr misses with a double jab.
Malone Jr tries to bum rush McKenzie with a series of wild strikes but McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malone Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McKenzie cracks a nice hook into Malone Jr's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and McKenzie counters with a big head kick but Malone Jr shrugs it off.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKenzie cracks Malone Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McKenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but AJ McKenzie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

McKenzie misses with a body shot
and McKenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKenzie misses with a leg kick.
McKenzie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malone Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKenzie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McKenzie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKenzie cracks the inside of Malone Jr's front leg.
McKenzie misses with a straight left.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Malone Jr misses.
Malone Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Malone Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Malone Jr throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a kick to the temple. Malone Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McKenzie misses with a two punch combination.
McKenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Malone Jr blocks a leg kick.
McKenzie throws the left hand but Malone Jr avoids the punch easily.
Malone Jr moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
Malone Jr throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Malone Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malone Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie throws a body shot but no joy.
Malone Jr ducks under a wild hook from McKenzie.
A nice inside leg kick there by McKenzie. That's going to slow Malone Jr down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr slips a straight right by McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a head shot.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Malone Jr moves out of range easily.
Malone Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malone Jr looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
It looked like McKenzie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malone Jr avoids the head kick by McKenzie.
Malone Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone Jr throws a solid leg kick but McKenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malone Jr.
Good standup being displayed there by McKenzie as he connects with a hook.
Malone Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - McKenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as McKenzie blocks the leg kick.
Malone Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McKenzie connects with a body shot.
McKenzie connects with a right hand. Malone Jr shakes it off.
Malone Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie misses with a hook.
Malone Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but McKenzie steps away.
Malone Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McKenzie throws a low kick, looking for Malone Jr's leg but Malone Jr calmly moves out of range.
McKenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr digs a good body shot into McKenzie's ribs.
Malone Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie is looking to land body kicks.
McKenzie jabs Malone Jr right on the nose. Malone Jr blinks but takes it well.
Malone Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McKenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenzie.
Malone Jr blocks a jab.
Malone Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from McKenzie.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Malone Jr avoids nicely.
Malone Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Malone Jr.
McKenzie tries to score with a low kick but Malone Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Malone Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AJ McKenzie had his way with Zoey Malone Jr in that round.
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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Malone Jr swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie looks to land a combination but Malone Jr avoids it well.
McKenzie throws a looping overhand right but Malone Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Malone Jr missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone Jr looks for the body kick but McKenzie saw that one coming.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr slips a straight right by McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Malone Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone Jr moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malone Jr misses with an uppercut. McKenzie saw that one coming.
Malone Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McKenzie.
A jab from Malone Jr misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKenzie can pounce on him.
McKenzie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malone Jr under the eye.
McKenzie scores with a nice strike.
Malone Jr slips under a jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie connects with a leg kick. Malone Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McKenzie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McKenzie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malone Jr slips under a jab.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
McKenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zoey Malone Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McKenzie breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from McKenzie.
Malone Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Malone Jr coming out on top.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone Jr misses with a looping left.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Malone Jr blocks the leg kick.
McKenzie walks into a straight right hand from Malone Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McKenzie lands with a slapping head kick.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malone Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and McKenzie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for McKenzie.
McKenzie with a nice cross.
Malone Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKenzie.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Malone Jr rushes McKenzie and presses him up against the cage.
Malone Jr misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malone Jr misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Malone Jr has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie lands a left hand.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Malone Jr.

McKenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone Jr jabs McKenzie right on the nose. McKenzie blinks but takes it well.
Malone Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Malone Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malone Jr throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
AJ McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKenzie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malone Jr connects with a right hand. McKenzie shakes it off.

Jeez, AJ McKenzie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McKenzie lands a head shot.
McKenzie staying out of range there.
Malone Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenzie. McKenzie obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
AJ McKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McKenzie 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ McKenzie!
AJ McKenzie is the new light heavyweight champion!
AJ McKenzie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Zoey Malone Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'What a load of shit'.