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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Secoy (ranked 416 p4p, 66 weight class) and James Jordon (ranked 915 p4p, 139 weight class). Jordon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sticky Icky. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Azamat Secoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordon moves in looking to clinch but Secoy pushes him off.
Secoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Secoy.
Jordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Secoy misses with an uppercut.
Jordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordon 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.
Secoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jordon throws out a loose jab but Secoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Secoy misses the target.
Jordon dives in and grabs Secoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Secoy pushes down on Jordon's head and hops out.
Secoy misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordon. Secoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordon avoids the body shot from Secoy.
Secoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordon is looking to chop away at Secoy's legs.
Secoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordon. Jordon obviously looking to wear him down.
Secoy thuds his right hand into Jordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jordon throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Secoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Secoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Secoy avoids the body shot from Jordon.
A jab from Secoy does it's job there.
Secoy checks a low kick from Jordon.
A telegraphed right hand from Secoy misses the target.
Jordon throws a right and a left that Secoy avoids nicely.
Azamat Secoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Secoy throws a good cross that connects.
Jordon slips a straight right by Secoy.
Secoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jordon's head backwards.
Secoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Secoy tests Jordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Secoy misses.
Secoy blocks a leg kick.
Secoy misses with an uppercut. Jordon saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Secoy throws a front kick aimed at Jordon's knee but Jordon avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Secoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jordon.
Secoy misses with a hook. Jordon ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Secoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Secoy.
Secoy misses with a hook
and Jordon counters with a leg kick.
Jordon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Secoy rather than just go for the knockout.
Secoy thuds a left hand into Jordon's body.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses
and Secoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordon throws a low kick but Secoy avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Secoy.
Jordon closes the distance and clinches up with Secoy, looking for a takedown. Jordon pushes Secoy against the cage but Secoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Secoy's half guard.
Secoy kicks Jordon off and gets back to his feet.
Jordon shoots in looking for a takedown. Secoy tries to sprawl out of it but Jordon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Secoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Secoy misses.
Jordon misses with a hook.
Secoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Jordon backs away, Secoy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Azamat Secoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon blocks a low kick nicely.
Secoy throws a lazy right hand but Jordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Secoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Secoy looks to land a left hand but Jordon moved out of range nicely.
Secoy lands with a straight right. Jordon didn't see that one coming.
Secoy lands a right hook to the body.
Secoy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Secoy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordon defending well as Secoy loads up on a big left hand.
Jordon dips to his left and cracks Secoy with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Secoy coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Secoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon misses with a leg kick.
Secoy clobbers Jordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Secoy is predictable there
and Jordon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Secoy!
Jordon wants to control but Secoy is keeping him busy.
Secoy tries to escape but Jordon is in control.
Jordon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Secoy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jordon.
Jordon landing a few strikes.
Secoy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MMA Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jordon working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Secoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Secoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordon off the cage and back into range.
Secoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Secoy as he avoids it easily.
Jordon misses with a wild body shot.
Secoy throws out a loose jab but Jordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Secoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jordon misses.
Nice body punch from Secoy.
Secoy moves out of range as Jordon strikes.
Secoy lands a nice looking body kick.
Secoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Secoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Secoy misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Jordon misses its intended target.
Jordon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Secoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordon throws a body punch but Secoy moves out of range.
Jordon avoids the body shot from Secoy.
Jordon slips a jab and a cross from Secoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Secoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Secoy throws a right hand that misses
and Jordon counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown but Secoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Secoy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jordon counters with a single leg into guard. Secoy didn't expect that.
James Jordon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Secoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jordon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Secoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Secoy keeping moving, preventing Jordon from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jordon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jordon throws a front kick aimed at Secoy's knee but Secoy avoids it well.
Secoy swings for the body but Jordon moves out of range.
Secoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Secoy lands with a good body shot.
Secoy misses with a straight right.
Jordon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordon throws a sloppy head kick and Secoy moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon slips a straight right by Secoy.
Jordon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Secoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jordon.
Secoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
It looked like Secoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Secoy moves away.
Jordon lands a leg kick that knocks Secoy off balance momentarily.
Secoy loads up on a big right hand but Jordon slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordon, right into the meat.
Jordon goes for a double leg but Secoy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Secoy continues to drive forward.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
Secoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordon slips under a jab.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Secoy tries a body shot but Jordon blocks it.
Secoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Secoy misses with a punch to the body.
Secoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Secoy scores with a shot to the side of Jordon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordon jumps guard but Secoy stands there with Jordon around his waist. Jordon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Secoy misses with a body punch.
Secoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordon blocking some punches.
Jordon is trying to pull guard but Secoy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jordon breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Secoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Secoy.
Jordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Secoy.
Secoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jordon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Secoy avoids it really well and circles away.
As Jordon backs away, Secoy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Secoy - that will leave a mark!
Secoy lands a jab to Jordon's midsection.
Jordon tries to clinch but Secoy is having none of it.
Secoy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Secoy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Secoy looks to land a combination but Jordon avoids it well.
Secoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordon can do to turn this around?
Jordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Secoy stuffs the takedown.
Jordon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Secoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Secoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordon.
Secoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Secoy throws a body punch but Jordon moves out of range.
Jordon wants to land a leg kick but Secoy is out of range.
Jordon blocks a leg kick.
Jordon moves away from the strike by Secoy.
Azamat Secoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordon wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Secoy slaps away a takedown attempt from Jordon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Secoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Secoy can pounce on him.
Jordon defending well as Secoy loads up on a big left hand.
Jordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Secoy is out of range.
Jordon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Secoy is out of range and Jordon settles back down.
Jordon moves into the clinch.
Secoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Secoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jordon prevents a body shot from Secoy.
Secoy scores with a shot to the side of Jordon's head.
Jordon tries a body shot but Secoy blocks it.
Secoy stops a takedown attempt from Jordon.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
Jordon has Secoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Secoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jordon prevents a body shot from Secoy.
A short right from Secoy.
Secoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordon's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jordon fails to land.
Secoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Secoy lands with a left to the head.
Secoy lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Secoy.
Jordon is trying to pull guard but Secoy has him pressed against the cage.
Jordon stalling in the clinch.
Secoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordon's elbow.
Secoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordon controls his hands.
Jordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Secoy prevents Jordon from breaking the clinch.
Jordon prevents a body shot from Secoy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Secoy.
Jordon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Secoy smiles and moves away.
Secoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Secoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Secoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Secoy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Secoy lands a nice shot that snaps Jordon's head back.
Secoy cracks Jordon with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Secoy.
Secoy misses with a straight right.
Secoy looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Jordon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jordon blocks a head kick by Secoy.
Jordon has his takedown stuffed
and Secoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Secoy tries a low kick but Jordon avoids it.
Jordon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Secoy throwing a counter right hand but Jordon manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Secoy looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Jordon throws an overhand right that lands on Secoy's shoulder, as Secoy tries to avoid the shot.
Secoy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jordon takes one to the side of the head.
Secoy slips under a jab.
Secoy slaps away a takedown attempt from Jordon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Secoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Secoy looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Secoy throws a leg kick which misses Jordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Jordon tries to avoid it.
Secoy throws a hook but Jordon avoids it easily.
Jordon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Secoy lands with a right hand.
Secoy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Secoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordon.
A big right from Secoy misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Secoy clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jordon moves into the clinch.
Secoy tries a body shot but Jordon blocks it.
A short uppercut from Secoy.
Jordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Secoy throws a head punch that misses.
Secoy misses with some punches.
Jordon jumps guard but Secoy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jordon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Secoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Secoy misses with a punch to the body.
Jordon jumps guard but Secoy stands there with Jordon around his waist. Jordon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
Still in the clinch, Jordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Secoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Secoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordon is trying to trip Secoy. He has hold of a leg but Secoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jordon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Secoy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy tries to work over Jordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jordon is trying to break the clinch but Secoy is controlling him.
Secoy misses with a punch to the body.
Secoy prevents a body shot from Jordon.
Secoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Secoy controls his hands.
Jordon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Secoy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jordon misses with the head strike.
Secoy misses with the head strike.
Secoy is pressed up against the cage. Jordon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Secoy down to the mat. Secoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Secoy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordon slips a jab from Secoy.
Secoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Secoy.
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Secoy lands a really nice looking cross but Jordon seems unphased.
Secoy throws a looping overhand right but Jordon ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Secoy.
Secoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jordon has his foot on Secoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Secoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Jordon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Secoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jordon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jordon trying to control the position.
Jordon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon controls Secoy momentarily but Secoy frees himself.
Secoy preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jordon slips under a jab.
Secoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordon moves away.
Secoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordon.
Secoy throws a sloppy head kick and Jordon moves out of range easily.
Jordon darts in and clinches Secoy up against the cage.
Jordon is working for takedown but Secoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Secoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordon's elbow.
Jordon tries to circle away but Secoy has him pinned against the cage.
Jordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Secoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Secoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Jordon.
Jordon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Secoy tries a body shot but Jordon blocks it.
Jordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Secoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Secoy controls his hands.
Jordon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Secoy counters with a good low kick that Jordon was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Secoy had his way with James Jordon in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice cross by Secoy.
Jordon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Secoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Secoy misses.
Jordon blocks a leg kick.
Jordon with the counter takedown but Secoy avoids it easily.
Jordon misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jordon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordon.
Jordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Secoy manages to avoid it.
Secoy connects with a looping right hand.
Jordon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Secoy checks a low kick from Jordon.
Secoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jordon is out of range and Secoy settles back down.
Secoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Secoy with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Secoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordon.
Jordon connects with the punch.
Secoy wants to slow Jordon down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Jordon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Secoy blocks the low kick.
Secoy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Secoy scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy staying out of range there.
Jordon throws out a leg kick but Secoy moves out of range and Jordon only half commits.
Secoy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Secoy.
Secoy moves out of range as Jordon strikes.
Jordon misses with a low kick.
Jordon misses with a low kick.
Secoy throws a big shot that misses.
Jordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jordon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSecoy.
Secoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Secoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Secoy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Secoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Secoy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jordon on the side of the head.
Secoy misses with an uppercut
and Jordon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James Jordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordon.
A left lands for Secoy.
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!
Secoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Jordon.
Jordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Secoy throws a series of punches but Jordon moves out of range.
It seemed like Jordon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Secoy is just out of range.
Secoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordon.
Secoy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordon.
Secoy throws a jab when Jordon was well out of range.
Jordon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Secoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordon dives in for a single leg takedown but Secoy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy slips a jab from Jordon.
Jordon slips a straight right by Secoy.
Jordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Secoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordon 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.
Jordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Secoy can pounce on him.
Jordon tries for a takedown but Secoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.
Jordon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Secoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Secoy misses with a hook.
Secoy scores with the left hand. Jordon knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordon has a takedown stuffed.
Secoy cracks Jordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jordon tries a low kick but Secoy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jordon throws a jab when Secoy was well out of range.
Secoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordon's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Secoy misses.
Jordon is looking to chop away at Secoy's legs.
Jordon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Secoy looks to land a combination but Jordon avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Secoy checks a leg kick.
Secoy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Secoy cracks the inside of Jordon's front leg.
Jordon lands an overhand right.
Secoy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jordon throws the left hand but Secoy avoids the punch easily.
Jordon throws a leg kick
and Jordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Secoy scores with the left hand. Jordon knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azamat Secoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Secoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azamat Secoy!
Azamat Secoy is the new light heavyweight champion!
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