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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Larkin has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Larkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Larkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Larkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Good work by Larkin as he checks the leg kick.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
Larkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Larkin settles back down.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Larkin throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larkin's knee momentarily.
Larkin defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larkin moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin blocks the body kick.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Larkin moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Larkin feints a jab promting Blake to slip. Larkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blake slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Donald Blake has been cut.
Larkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Larkin.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake catches Larkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larkin tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Larkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake jabs Larkin right on the nose. Larkin blinks but takes it well.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Larkin slips under a jab.
Blake scores with a jab.
Larkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larkin is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Blake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Larkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larkin is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Larkin has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Larkin.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Larkin lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larkin or not.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Larkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin.
Larkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blake rather than just go for the knockout.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin wants to clinch.
Blake throws a low kick but Larkin avoids it.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Larkin throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Larkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Larkin wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Larkin thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake looks to throw a body kick
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Larkin lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
Larkin has managed to clinch.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Larkin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Larkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Blake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake is fighting off a takedown attempt but Larkin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blake to the mat. Blake regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larkin pushing down on Blake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Larkin is keen to just control but Blake is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin wants to pass to mount but Blake is defending the position.
Larkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Larkin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Larkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blake will feel that in the morning.
Blake jabs Larkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
Larkin slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larkin.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Larkin misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larkin momentarily.
Larkin thumps Blake with a low kick.
Larkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larkin. That's going to slow Blake down.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larkin lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan Larkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Larkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blake checks it well.
Blake 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.
Larkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake 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.
Larkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Blake misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to land a leg kick but Larkin saw it coming and moves away.
Larkin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Blake misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Blake misses.
Larkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Larkin wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Larkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake taking a breather.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Larkin stalling.
Larkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Larkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Larkin tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Larkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larkin lands a takedown into guard.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Larkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larkin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Larkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Larkin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan Larkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larkin.
Larkin tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Larkin lands a right hook to the body.
Larkin throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Larkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Larkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Blake tries a low kick but Larkin avoids it.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larkin.
Larkin throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Larkin blocks a jab.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larkin swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Larkin clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake scores with a nice body kick.
Larkin throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Larkin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake thuds his right hand into Larkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake throws a low kick but Larkin avoids it.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Larkin slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larkin 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.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Larkin throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake blocks a jab.
Larkin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blake.
Blake is looking to land body kicks.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larkin eats them both and turns towards Blake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blake - that will leave a mark!
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Larkin connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larkin slips a jab from Blake.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larkin walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Jab by Larkin.
A solid body kick from Larkin.
Blake slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Larkin 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.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larkin, right into the meat.
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!
Blake scores with a nice body kick.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larkin momentarily.
Larkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Larkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Larkin tries to avoid it.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Larkin staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Blake had his way with Ryan Larkin in that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Blake misses.
Larkin tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin.
Blake takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Larkin.
Larkin misses the jab.
Larkin throws a front kick aimed at Blake's knee but Blake avoids it well.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Larkin sees coming a mile off.
Larkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Larkin.
Blake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Larkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blake will feel that in the morning.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Larkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Larkin tries to avoid it.
Larkin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Larkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larkin - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake moves out of range as Larkin throws a body kick.
Larkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Larkin off the cage and back into range.
Larkin misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Blake.
Blake connects with a body shot.
Larkin cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Larkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Larkin is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Larkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Donald Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Larkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Blake catches Larkin right on the button with a cross.
Larkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Blake.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
Larkin with a nice cross.
A head kick by Blake misses
and Larkin counters with a leg kick.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake 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.
Larkin rushes Blake and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a right hand.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Blake's ribcage. Blake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Larkin.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blake is keeping busy.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Blake prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donald Blake.
I think Larkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan Larkin!
Ryan Larkin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ryan Larkin made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview.
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