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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Jarszczko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarszczko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Flip ft. Chamillionaire - Playa 4 Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Jarszczko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarszczko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riccuito misses with a hook.
Riccuito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarszczko circles away quickly and effectively.
Riccuito looks to clinch
and Jarszczko counters with a left and a right that stings Riccuito.
Riccuito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jarszczko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riccuito throws a big shot that misses.
Riccuito misses with a kick to the body.
Riccuito misses with the combination.
Jarszczko lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Jarszczko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riccuito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jarszczko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riccuito's knee momentarily.
Jarszczko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
Riccuito cracks Jarszczko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarszczko lands a nice hook to Riccuito's body. Riccuito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riccuito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riccuito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarszczko.
And Riccuito counters with a quick kick to the body but Jarszczko blocks it.
Riccuito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarszczko's head.
Jarszczko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riccuito.
A big right from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Riccuito misses
and Jarszczko counters with a nice body shot.
Jarszczko lands an overhand right.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riccuito misses with a body shot.
Jarszczko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riccuito fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jarszczko just manages to avoid it.
Jarszczko digs a good body shot into Riccuito's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarszczko looks to score with a jab to the body but Riccuito is just out of range.
Jarszczko tries a low kick but Riccuito avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jarszczko lands a right hook to the body.
Riccuito swings for the body but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Riccuito scores with a three punch combo!
Riccuito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarszczko lands a slapping body shot.
Riccuito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarszczko.
Riccuito misses with a straight left.
Riccuito wants to clinch but Jarszczko slips to the side
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Riccuito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarszczko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jarszczko feints a jab promting Riccuito to slip. Jarszczko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riccuito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riccuito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarszczko misses with a head kick.
Jarszczko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarszczko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riccuito moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Riccuito misses the target.
Riccuito looks for the body kick but Jarszczko saw that one coming.
Jarszczko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarszczko slips a jab from Riccuito.
Jarszczko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riccuito doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarszczko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarszczko.
Riccuito throwing a counter right hand but Jarszczko manages to avoid it.
Riccuito lands a body shot.
Jarszczko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riccuito rather than just go for the knockout.
Riccuito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarszczko manages to avoid it.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut
and Jarszczko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko punishes Riccuito's body with a nice straight punch.
Riccuito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarszczko was well out of range. Poor timing from Riccuito.
Jarszczko slips a jab from Riccuito.
Jarszczko connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito looks to throw the jab but Jarszczko is out of range.
Jarszczko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarszczko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarszczko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riccuito throws a front kick aimed at Jarszczko's knee but Jarszczko avoids it well.
Nice cross by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccuito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarszczko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jarszczko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarszczko throws a leg kick but Riccuito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jarszczko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
Good leg kick by Riccuito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarszczko throws a looping overhand right but Riccuito ducks down to avoid it.
Riccuito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarszczko ducks under a wild hook from Riccuito.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jarszczko! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Jarszczko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jarszczko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riccuito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jarszczko misses with a straight left.
Jarszczko takes one to the side of the head.
Jarszczko misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Jarszczko blocks the low kick.
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Riccuito backing away here, and Jarszczko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jarszczko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jarszczko checks the leg kick.
Jarszczko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riccuito darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riccuito throws a poor cross that misses
and Jarszczko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarszczko throws a poor cross that misses
and Riccuito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riccuito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Riccuito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to land a body kick
and Jarszczko counters with a thumping low kick.
Jarszczko moves out of range of the body kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jarszczko counters with an outside leg kick.
Jarszczko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jarszczko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jarszczko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riccuito throws a leg kick
and Jarszczko counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands with a right hand.
Jarszczko takes a swing at Riccuito's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Jarszczko misses.
Jarszczko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarszczko throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Riccuito throws a right hand that misses
and Jarszczko counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws out a leg kick but Jarszczko moves out of range and Riccuito only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Jarszczko.
Riccuito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riccuito blocks a low kick nicely.
Riccuito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jarszczko is out of range.
Jarszczko lands a jab to the nose.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riccuito misses the body punch
and Jarszczko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Riccuito misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Riccuito. That snapped Jarszczko's head back.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses.
Jarszczko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarszczko misses with a straight right.
Donk. Jarszczko catches Riccuito right on the button with a cross.
Jarszczko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riccuito's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a right hand
and Jarszczko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jarszczko sizes up Riccuito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Riccuito misses with a series of wild punches.
Riccuito tries to land a front kick but Jarszczko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jarszczko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarszczko throws a solid leg kick but Riccuito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarszczko.
Jarszczko lands with a cross.
Jarszczko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
Riccuito misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Riccuito blocks the body kick.
As Jarszczko looks to move away, Riccuito throws a big counter combo but Jarszczko just gets out of the way.
Riccuito misses the body punch
and Jarszczko counters with a left to the body.
Jarszczko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riccuito loads up on a big right hand but Jarszczko slips the punch.
Riccuito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko lands a leg kick that knocks Riccuito off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito scores with a spinning back kick!
A big left from Riccuito misses.
Jarszczko throws a head kick that misses.
Riccuito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riccuito 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 Jarszczko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarszczko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riccuito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarszczko.
Riccuito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jarszczko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riccuito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarszczko is looking to score with low kicks.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Jarszczko moves out of range of the body kick from Riccuito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Jarszczko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riccuito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarszczko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riccuito.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riccuito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarszczko scores with a nice head shot.
Jarszczko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riccuito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jarszczko throws out a loose jab but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito catches Jarszczko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Riccuito throws a leg kick which misses Jarszczko's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarszczko tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarszczko jabs Riccuito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarszczko throws a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Riccuito might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarszczko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riccuito. That one must have hurt.
Jarszczko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riccuito jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jarszczko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarszczko misses the target.
Jarszczko swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Jarszczko misses the jab.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jarszczko. That's going to slow Riccuito down.
Jarszczko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riccuito. That did some damage!
Riccuito lands a front kick.
Jarszczko throws an overhand right that lands on Riccuito's shoulder, as Riccuito tries to avoid the shot.
Jarszczko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riccuito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jarszczko.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Jarszczko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riccuito with a body shot.
Riccuito throws an overhand right that lands on Jarszczko's shoulder, as Jarszczko tries to avoid the shot.
Jarszczko feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jarszczko lands a nice hook to Riccuito's body. Riccuito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarszczko misses with a few strikes there.
Jarszczko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarszczko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riccuito.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riccuito connects with a crisp jab.
Jarszczko misses with a hook.
Riccuito tried to counter with a leg kick but Jarszczko avoided it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jarszczko.
Riccuito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarszczko. Jarszczko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Riccuito lands a leg kick that knocks Jarszczko off balance momentarily.
Riccuito tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Jarszczko slams his shin into Riccuito's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jarszczko drops his hands momentarily and Riccuito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko misses with an uppercut.
Jarszczko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riccuito's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Jarszczko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riccuito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jarszczko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego Jarszczko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarszczko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riccuito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riccuito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riccuito backing away here, and Jarszczko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Riccuito is looking to chop away at Jarszczko's legs.
Jarszczko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riccuito scores with a body shot.
Riccuito throws a lazy right hand but Jarszczko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarszczko checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito misses with a double jab
and Jarszczko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Riccuito blocks the leg kick.
Riccuito tries to score with a low kick but Jarszczko moves his leg out of the way.
Jarszczko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jarszczko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Jarszczko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riccuito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarszczko looks to score with a jab to the body but Riccuito is just out of range.
Riccuito misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riccuito.
Riccuito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarszczko lands with a nice body kick.
Jarszczko tries to work over Riccuito's front leg with a kick but Riccuito checks it.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jarszczko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riccuito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jarszczko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diego Jarszczko just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarszczko digs a good body shot into Riccuito's ribs.
Riccuito misses with a hook
and Jarszczko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riccuito thinking.
Riccuito scores with the left hand. Jarszczko knows he should have avoided that one.
Riccuito just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarszczko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarszczko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riccuito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jarszczko jabs Riccuito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarszczko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarszczko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarszczko throws a right hand that Riccuito ducks under and follows up with a left that Riccuito also avoids with ease.
Riccuito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jarszczko's sensitive parts.
Riccuito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarszczko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riccuito jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jarszczko misses with a looping left.
Jarszczko misses with a body shot.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riccuito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riccuito tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jarszczko misses.
Riccuito throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccuito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarszczko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice straight punches there by Riccuito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riccuito.
Jarszczko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riccuito throws out the jab.
Riccuito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riccuito thumps Jarszczko with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riccuito counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jarszczko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarszczko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarszczko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a low kick, looking for Jarszczko's leg but Jarszczko calmly moves out of range.
Jarszczko staying out of range there.
Riccuito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jarszczko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riccuito.
Jarszczko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riccuito's calf.
Jarszczko blocks a head kick by Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Jarszczko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riccuito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarszczko.
Riccuito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarszczko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riccuito moves away.
Jarszczko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riccuito thows a body kick. Jarszczko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riccuito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jarszczko lands with a right hand.
Riccuito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jarszczko backs up against the cage.
Riccuito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarszczko scores with a jab.
Riccuito throws a low kick but Jarszczko avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Riccuito.
Jarszczko cracks Riccuito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jarszczko.
Riccuito tries to land a body kick
and Jarszczko counters with an outside leg kick.
Riccuito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jarszczko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riccuito.
Nice shot lands for Jarszczko.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jarszczko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Riccuito misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarszczko, right into the meat.
Riccuito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarszczko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jarszczko stuns Riccuito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarszczko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riccuito throws out the jab.
Riccuito is looking to slow Jarszczko down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jarszczko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riccuito's head.
Riccuito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarszczko, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riccuito. That's going to slow Jarszczko down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riccuito!
Riccuito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarszczko.
Riccuito throws the left hand but Jarszczko avoids the punch easily.
Riccuito avoids a kick to the body.
Jarszczko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riccuito.
Riccuito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarszczko.
Jarszczko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riccuito is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarszczko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarszczko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarszczko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riccuito.
Jarszczko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Riccuito finds it's target.
Riccuito feints and then cracks Jarszczko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarszczko down.
Jarszczko throws a right hand that Riccuito ducks under and follows up with a left that Riccuito also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riccuito, as that shot connected.
Riccuito scores with a nice head shot.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Jarszczko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riccuito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarszczko.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jarszczko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Riccuito finds it's target.
Jarszczko scores with a nice strike.
Jarszczko throws a body shot but no joy.
Jarszczko loads up on a big right hand but Riccuito slips the punch.
Riccuito throwing a counter right hand but Jarszczko manages to avoid it.
Mark Riccuito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Riccuito misses the target.
Riccuito's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Jarszczko misses.
Jarszczko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riccuito.
Riccuito lands with a right hand.
Riccuito tries to land a body kick
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarszczko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riccuito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jarszczko scrambles back to his feet.
Riccuito misses the jab.
Jarszczko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jarszczko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarszczko 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.
Jab, jab by Jarszczko - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarszczko misses the target.
Jarszczko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riccuito doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riccuito swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Riccuito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riccuito connects with a crisp jab.
Jarszczko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riccuito's calf.
Riccuito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riccuito.
Riccuito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jarszczko counters with a body kick.
Riccuito misses with a body shot
and Jarszczko counters with an inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Riccuito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarszczko misses the shot to the body.
Jarszczko scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito moves out of range as Jarszczko throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riccuito thumps Jarszczko with a low kick.
Jarszczko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarszczko.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Jarszczko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarszczko misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Riccuito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarszczko as he connects with a hook.
Riccuito throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarszczko throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a sloppy body shot
and Jarszczko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riccuito is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diego Jarszczko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito throws a leg kick
and Jarszczko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Jarszczko.
Well Jarszczko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Jarszczko!
After winning the bout, Diego Jarszczko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Mark Riccuito stepped up to the mic, saying '153'.
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