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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Denver (ranked 52 p4p, 148 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 11 p4p, 24 weight class). Denver's entrance music is Марш нової армії. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Denver blocks a jab.
Denver appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver lands with a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Denver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Denver.
Inhanamoto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight left.
Denver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.
Denver scores with a hook to the body. Inhanamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Inhanamoto does no damage.
It looked like Denver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denver appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inhanamoto thinking.
Inhanamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denver takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Inhanamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denver 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Inhanamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto misses with a looping right.
Denver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Denver is wise to it.
Inhanamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a leg kick
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver moves out of range of the strikes.
Denver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
letting Denver counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inhanamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver scores with a jab to the body.
Denver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inhanamoto misses with a double jab
and Denver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver throws a poor cross that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denver misses with a hook to the body
and Denver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inhanamoto throws a leg kick
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inhanamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Denver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giro Inhanamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the body
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemuel Denver is winning the standup battle so far.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Denver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Denver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Denver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denver dodges the punch combination from Inhanamoto.
Denver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto misses with a body kick.
Denver cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inhanamoto's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Denver misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denver.
Inhanamoto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Denver counters with a left to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a jab to the body
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Denver misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denver takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denver throws out the jab.
Inhanamoto counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Denver. That snapped Inhanamoto's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denver looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Inhanamoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Inhanamoto tries to land a body kick
and Denver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the side of Denver's head but Denver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denver connects with a single shot there.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Inhanamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denver lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver lands with a nice body punch.
Denver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denver looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
And Inhanamoto responds with a good body kick, but Denver manages to step out the way in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver had his way with Giro Inhanamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Inhanamoto misses.
Denver swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto wants to slow Denver down by chopping away at his legs.
Denver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inhanamoto throws a jab when Denver was well out of range.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denver.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Denver avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denver counters with a right hand to the body.
Giro Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Denver.
Denver misses with a wild body shot.
Inhanamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denver throws a right hand that misses
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inhanamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Denver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denver throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Inhanamoto misses with the body kick
and Denver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver throws an off balance right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a big uppercut that knocks Denver off his feet! Inhanamoto dives into side control looking to finish!
Denver is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Denver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Denver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver trying to hold on to Inhanamoto's head to control him but Inhanamoto postures up.
Denver actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giro Inhanamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Denver 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Lemuel Denver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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