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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 55 p4p, 9 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 42 p4p, 6 weight class). Jernit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sail - Awolnation. Barbo has chosen Nissim as his entrance music. Sala Barbo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bunt Jernit's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit wants to slow Barbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Jernit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jernit's sensitive parts.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jernit lands a head kick. Barbo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jernit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbo counters with a body kick.
Barbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunt Jernit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jernit.
Jernit throws a big counter combination but Barbo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jernit connects with a jab.
Jernit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbo is looking to clinch.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Jernit thuds his shin into the meat of Barbo's side.
Jernit throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Barbo misses with a left hand
and Jernit counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Barbo misses
and Jernit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbo's knee momentarily.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jernit. Those never looked like landing.
Jernit wants to land a leg kick but Barbo is out of range.
Jernit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbo throws the kick towards the body but Jernit avoids it.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo throws out a leg kick but Jernit moves out of range and Barbo only half commits.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jernit throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo 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.
Jernit lands with an overhand left.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit scores with a jab. Barbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Jernit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbo is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
Barbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Barbo lands a high kick!
Barbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jernit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Jernit tries to move into range but Barbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Barbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit thumps Barbo with a low kick.
Barbo blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Jernit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barbo misses with a body punch
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Barbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Jernit is wise to it.
Barbo checks a low kick from Jernit.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Barbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Jernit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jernit there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barbo catches Jernit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jernit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Barbo clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbo throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit throws a counter high kick but Barbo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Barbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Jernit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbo doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Jernit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick from Jernit.
Barbo moves forwards but Jernit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jernit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbo.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbo counters by clinching up.
Barbo cracks Jernit with a nice body shot.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbo can do to turn this around?
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbo throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbo counters with a low kick, right behind Jernit 's knee.
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Barbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a good low kick that Jernit was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbo checks a leg kick.
Barbo scores with a body shot.
Jernit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Jernit misses the jab.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Barbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jernit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbo. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
Jernit checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit slips a jab and a cross from Barbo.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Jernit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo jabs Jernit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jernit lands a head kick!
Barbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit works Barbo's body with a nice hook.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jernit throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Barbo moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Barbo moves away and avoids it.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbo blocks the leg kick.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Barbo misses
and Jernit counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Barbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jernit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbo's head.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Jernit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo misses the jab.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Jernit.
Jernit pushes Barbo away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jernit checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Barbo misses with a leg kick
and Jernit counters with a good low kick that Barbo was not able to check.
Jernit moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
A big right from Barbo misses.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
Jernit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbo.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit checks a low kick from Barbo.
Barbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jernit throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Barbo lands a head shot.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
A solid body kick from Jernit.
Jernit slips a straight right by Barbo.
Jernit feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo cracks Jernit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit lands with a nice body kick.
Barbo throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit scores with a kick to the body.
Barbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit scores with a push kick.
Barbo clinches.
Barbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Barbo lands an uppercut.
Barbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Barbo avoids the elbow strike from Jernit, against the cage.
Barbo scores with a hook to the body.
Jernit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Jernit misses with a knee to the head.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jernit.
A hook to the body from Jernit.
Jernit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit works on Barbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbo pushes Jernit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Sala Barbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbo.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit misses with a knee strike.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jernit misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbo.
Barbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jernit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jernit moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Jernit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Barbo's head but Barbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Jernit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbo.
Barbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Jernit.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
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!
Jernit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jernit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo scores with a nice head shot.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Jernit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Barbo throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Barbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Barbo misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Jernit moves forwards but Barbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jernit cracks Barbo with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Jernit.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbo slips a straight right by Jernit.
Jernit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jernit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbo avoided it.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Barbo moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Jernit tests Barbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbo swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Jernit stalks Barbo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbo's face. Barbo staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Jernit.
Jernit looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo forces Jernit back against the cage and clinches.
Barbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Barbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jernit looking to throw knees to the head but Barbo is blocking nicely.
Jernit avoiding damage as Barbo throws knees to the body.
Barbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jernit tries a knee to the head but Barbo blocks it.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo missing with knees to the body.
Jernit lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Barbo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
Jernit misses with a knee strike.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Barbo.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jernit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Barbo. Those never looked like landing.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
Jernit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jernit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jernit's sensitive parts.
Jernit cracks Barbo with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
A head kick from Jernit lands but Barbo takes it in his stride.
Barbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbo's hands.
Barbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbo scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Barbo checks it.
Barbo slips a straight right by Jernit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbo. That's going to slow Jernit down.
Jernit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jernit scrambles back to his feet.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Barbo's defenses.
Jernit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo tried to score with a low kick but Jernit checks it.
Barbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jernit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbo's head.
Barbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jernit.
Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jernit really felt that one!
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Jernit.
Barbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jernit's head.
Jernit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Jernit's leg. Jernit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sala Barbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jernit throws a leg kick but Barbo checks it.
Barbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jernit lands with a kick to the temple. Barbo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbo throws a looping overhand right but Jernit ducks down to avoid it.
Jernit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbo walks into a left hand.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Barbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jernit with a body shot.
Barbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Jernit.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Barbo.
Jernit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jernit lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jernit.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunt Jernit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jernit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Bunt Jernit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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