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Event:
CEC 524
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego scores with a punch to the head.
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saint Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
It looked like Saint Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Diego punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Diego.
Saint Louis catches Diego with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diego takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Diego tries a quick counter leg kick but Saint Louis is wise to it.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint Louis counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis throws a good cross that connects.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Diego.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego connects with a body shot.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego. #T2#
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saint Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Saint Louis connects with a crisp jab.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Diego with a jab.
Saint Louis throws a good cross that connects.
Diego is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saint Louis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Diego is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saint Louis checks it well.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Saint Louis misses.
Diego appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Diego stuns Saint Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego blocks a jab.#T4#
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saint Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Saint Louis's head back.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Diego throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Diego takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spawn Diego will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Donk. Diego catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Diego throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis misses the jab.
A jab from Saint Louis misses. #T1#
Saint Louis checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint Louis avoids it this time.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Saint Louis tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL2#
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saint Louis, pushing him back against the cage.
Saint Louis lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saint Louis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working aggressively here.
Saint Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Saint Louis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Saint Louis pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saint Louis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Martin Saint Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego. #T4#
Saint Louis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diego tries to stall but Saint Louis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Diego is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint Louis finish him?
Diego tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Good body shot from Saint Louis.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego tries to clinch but Saint Louis moves away
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego lands a nice hook to Saint Louis's body. Saint Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diego closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saint Louis.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Diego.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diego sizes up Saint Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Diego throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It appears Saint Louis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diego misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego flicks out a counter leg kick but Saint Louis steps away.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Diego.
Diego throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Diego's front leg. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Diego throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saint Louis - that will leave a mark!
Saint Louis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diego takes a step back to recover.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint Louis.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego misses with a hook.
Spawn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Louis tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diego throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Diego sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
Diego misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Saint Louis tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Saint Louis's belly button to the back.
Saint Louis thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Diego wants to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis pushes him away.
Saint Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Saint Louis catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
Diego throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint Louis in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Spawn Diego just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Saint Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint Louis's hands.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego thumps Saint Louis with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Diego tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis motions for Diego to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint Louis avoids it this time.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis shakes him off and moves away.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Diego scores with a jab. Saint Louis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis 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. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint Louis avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
#CL2#
and Diego counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Diego gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Diego tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Saint Louis.
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
Diego is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Diego.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
#T4#
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis slows down the pace here.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint Louis.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Diego cracks Saint Louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Diego appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Saint Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint Louis tries to avoid it. #T1#
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there #CL2#
and Diego counters by moving into the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego working aggressively here.
Saint Louis gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Diego tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns Diego into the cage.
Saint Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Saint Louis stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position. #BC#
Saint Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Diego lands with a hook. Saint Louis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.#T3#
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Saint Louis jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Diego forces Saint Louis back against the cage and clinches.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards. #T4#
Diego working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spawn Diego.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
Spawn Diego is the new lightweight champion!
In defeat, Martin Saint Louis stepped up to the mic, saying 'So long gents, I'm off to the Bahamas!'.
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Event:
CEC 521
Date: Jun 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Donnelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Donnelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Saint Louis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
A solid body kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Donnelly's legs.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
#T1#
Donnelly throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donnelly under the eye.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Donnelly slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
It appears Saint Louis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Saint Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Saint Louis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Donnelly blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick.
Donnelly tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into Donnelly's torso.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.#T3#
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Saint Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Donnelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses. #CL2#
Donnelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Saint Louis taking a breather.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
#T4#
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Louis clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Saint Louis moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint Louis in his tracks.
Donnelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. Donnelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donnelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Saint Louis's head.
Donnelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint Louis.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saint Louis with a body shot.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint Louis lands with a nice combination. Donnelly backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnelly can do to turn this around?#CL#
Saint Louis drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
Donnelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saint Louis.
Donnelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint Louis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly pushes Saint Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Donnelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Donnelly presses Saint Louis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint Louis pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
Donnelly lands a shot to the body.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Saint Louis moves his leg out of the way.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint Louis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Saint Louis tries to bum rush Donnelly with a series of wild strikes but Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Saint Louis tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.#T4#
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Saint Louis misses
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly cracks Saint Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Donnelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donnelly.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Saint Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Donnelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Louis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis lands a nice hook to Donnelly's body. Donnelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis motions for Donnelly to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Donnelly lands with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Donnelly blocks the low kick.
Donnelly misses with a two punch combination.
Donnelly blocks the body kick.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donnelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint Louis, as that shot connected.
Donnelly lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.#T2#
Donnelly cracks Saint Louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis stuns Donnelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint Louis is able to avoid easily.
Saint Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donnelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donnelly's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3#
Donnelly takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Donnelly.
Donnelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. Donnelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Donnelly avoided it.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donnelly.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Donnelly saw it coming and moves away.
Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into Donnelly's torso.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint Louis!
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Saint Louis. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis 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.
#R4#
Donnelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Saint Louis's body. Saint Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donnelly swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Donnelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint Louis.
Donnelly connects with the punch.
Donnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donnelly misses with a straight left. #T1#
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint Louis in his tracks.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Donnelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donnelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Donnelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Donnelly avoids it.
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis swings widly with a right hand
and Donnelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donnelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Saint Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donnelly throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Donnelly misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donnelly!
Donnelly takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T3#
Donnelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly cracks Saint Louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis punishes Donnelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Saint Louis seems unphased.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Donnelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donnelly will feel that in the morning.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Donnelly blocks a leg kick.
Donnelly lands with a good body shot.
Donnelly throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
A countering left hand to the body from Donnelly misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Donnelly blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a nice strike.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donnelly is able to avoid easily.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Saint Louis as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Saint Louis pushes Donnelly away with a front kick.
Donnelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Donnelly counters with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donnelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Donnelly checks it.
Liam Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Donnelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a front kick.
Saint Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnelly.#T3#
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range.
Saint Louis connects with the punch.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Donnelly checks it
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis sizes up Donnelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Donnelly's front leg. #T4#
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!
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Donnelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
Donnelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donnelly on the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis thumps Donnelly with a low kick.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donnelly is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Louis 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis retains his lightweight title!
Martin Saint Louis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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CEC 515
Date: May 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diego is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diego swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
A big left from Diego misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diego darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Diego tries to counter by clinching up but Saint Louis breaks away and moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis slips a jab from Diego.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
#T1#
Diego avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Diego.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Saint Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Diego misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Diego.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Saint Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Saint Louis punishes Diego's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego misses with a hook.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Diego was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saint Louis.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis jabs at Diego's body.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saint Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis 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.
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
Diego throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Saint Louis thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Diego.
Saint Louis jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego stuns Saint Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint Louis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Diego takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint Louis. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Diego lands with a hook. Saint Louis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diego might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Diego misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis. #CL#
Diego forces Saint Louis back against the cage and clinches.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A short uppercut from Saint Louis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego. #T1#
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint Louis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis trying to control the position but instead, Diego has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Louis into the cage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
Saint Louis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Saint Louis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Diego.
Diego lands the left hand.
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diego's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Diego tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint Louis manages to circle out of the way.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.#T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego with a nice cross.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that Diego ducks under and follows up with a left that Diego also avoids with ease.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Diego holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego working aggressively here.
Saint Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Saint Louis lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Good body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis jumps guard but Diego stands there with Saint Louis around his waist. Saint Louis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spawn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a shot to the body.
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 Spawn Diego will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint Louis scores with a nice body kick.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Saint Louis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
Diego throws a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.#T2#
Diego missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
#CL#
Diego clinches up with Saint Louis and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Diego.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards. #T3#
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Louiss head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Saint Louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Saint Louis into the cage.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Diego blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis stalling the fight.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint Louis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Saint Louis breaks from the clinch.
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint Louis tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Martin Saint Louis just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Saint Louis sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Saint Louis cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego jabs Saint Louis right on the nose. Saint Louis blinks but takes it well.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint Louis circles away.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Diego checks a leg kick.#T2#
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego lands a body shot.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a nice strike.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
A shot to the liver by Saint Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Saint Louis works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Diego blocks the body kick.
#T3#
Diego takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis thuds his shin into the meat of Diego's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Saint Louis works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a double jab.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis. #T4##CL#
Diego drives through and clinches with Saint Louis against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saint Louis stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego working aggressively here.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis taking a breather.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Saint Louis and move into the clinch.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Diego throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis 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.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Diego missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Diego 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.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
Diego thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
Diego throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Saint Louis defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spawn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Diego.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego scores with a hook.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Saint Louis tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego tries to clinch up but Saint Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saint Louis - that will leave a mark!
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Nice shot by Diego.
Saint Louis tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range. #T3#
Saint Louis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego cracks Saint Louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Diego throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Diego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
A big right from Diego misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Diego down. #CL#
Diego clinches with his opponent.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Diego.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego working aggressively here.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Spawn Diego.
I think Saint Louis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Martin Saint Louis 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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T187
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Saint Louis moves into the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Korek blocking some punches.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint Louis.
Korek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis taking a breather.
Korek scores with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Korek.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Korek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Louiss head.
Saint Louis works on Korek's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint Louis digs a right hand into Korek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korek's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korek letting Saint Louis take a breather here.
Korek misses with a punch to the body.
Korek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
#T1#
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Saint Louis tries to work over Korek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis jumps guard but Korek stands there with Saint Louis around his waist. Saint Louis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Korek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis lands a shot to the body.
Korek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Korek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Korek.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Korek throws an elbow but it misses.
Saint Louis tries to work over Korek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korek throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Korek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint Louis or not. #T2#
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis dodges an elbow strike from Korek.
Korek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Korek avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Korek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Korek's ribcage. Korek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Korek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint Louis lands a body punch.
Saint Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis avoids the elbow strike from Korek, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Saint Louis.
#T3#
Korek tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Korek on the inside.
Saint Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korek misses with a punch to the body.
Korek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Korek as Saint Louis tries to tie him up.
Saint Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koreks head.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Korek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saint Louis tries to work over Korek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korek lands a damaging elbow.
Saint Louis lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
Korek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T4#
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Korek lands a body punch.
Korek lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korek lands a nice uppercut.
Korek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Korek.
A short left from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Korek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint Louis or not.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Korek throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis works on Korek's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis is trying to stall.
Korek lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Korek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saint Louis with a body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a looping left.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Korek.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saint Louis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Korek wants to clinch up but Saint Louis keeps it at a distance.
Korek throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korek ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Korek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Korek.
Saint Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Korek keeps it at a distance.
Saint Louis lands with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis sets himself, and Korek steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint Louis avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Korek misses with a left hand
and Saint Louis counters with a solid body kick.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Korek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Korek throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Korek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Korek.
Saint Louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Korek.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Korek moves out of range.
Saint Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koreks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saint Louis defending well as Korek loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korek can do to turn this around?
Saint Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Korek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Korek moves out of range.
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Korek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korek's head.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Korek saw that one coming.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Korek's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis tries to clinch there but Korek circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korek moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Korek wants to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis pushes him away.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Saint Louis misses. #CL#
Saint Louis pushes Korek up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
#BC#
Saint Louis breaks from the clinch.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korek.
Korek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Korek down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.#T3#
Korek misses with a looping left.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis slips a jab and a cross from Korek.
Nice cross by Korek.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Korek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Korek checks it well. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Korek fails to land.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korek misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korek has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korek.
Korek tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Korek scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Saint Louis.
Korek can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Korek fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint Louis.
Korek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Korek.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Saint Louis manages to break the clinch.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Korek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Korek counters with a straight right hand.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Korek blocks a low kick nicely.
Korek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Korek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Korek wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Korek keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Korek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saint Louis is looking to clinch but Korek is avoiding it.
Crunch! Korek slams his shin into Saint Louis's torso.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Korek.
Saint Louis cracks Korek with an open hand slap.
Korek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saint Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Korek.
Saint Louis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Korek gets tackled into the cage by Saint Louis. Saint Louis maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Saint Louis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Korek is rocked!
Korek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Korek is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint Louis finish him?
Saint Louis presses Korek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Korek seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin Saint Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Korek blocks it.
Korek lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korek.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saint Louis's brow.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korek blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korek.
Saint Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korek.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Korek gets an underhook and turns Saint Louis into the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korek can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Korek blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Korek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korek tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Korek back against the cage.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korek lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Korek.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
#T3#
Saint Louis presses Korek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis cracks Korek with a nice body shot.
Korek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Korek blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saint Louis's brow.
Korek prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Korek throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koreks head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Korek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korek.
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Korek can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Korek controls the action.
#T4#
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Korek won't allow it.
Korek just leaning against Saint Louis, taking a breather.
Korek working aggressively here.
Saint Louis digs a right hand into Korek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korek's gas tank.
Korek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Louiss head.
Saint Louis pushes Korek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koreks head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korek.
Korek tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Korek back against the cage.
Korek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Korek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Saint Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Korek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Korek with a jab.
Korek throws a nice looking combination but Saint Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korek throws out the jab.
Korek misses with a looping left.
Korek moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Korek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Korek sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis cracks Korek with a good jab.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korek misses with a straight right.
Korek throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T1#
Korek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korek throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Korek moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
#CL#
Saint Louis clinches up with Korek and pushes him back against the cage.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korek misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Korek holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint Louis drops back down to his feet.
Korek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Korek misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis lands an uppercut.#TD#
Saint Louis jumps guard.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Saint Louis looking for a guillotine here but Korek defends easily.
Korek wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving. #T2##SUB#
Korek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saint Louis looking to control.
Korek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Korek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Korek wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Saint Louis working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korek doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body kick.
Korek takes one on the button.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Korek's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Saint Louis.#T4#
Saint Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis jabs Korek right on the nose. Korek blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Korek's knee but Korek avoids it well.
Korek looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Korek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korek throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Korek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Korek down.
Korek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis thumps Korek with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Korek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saint Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Saint Louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Korek clinches up against the cage.
Korek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korek lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis had his way with Michal Korek in that round.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Korek ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Korek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A left lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Korek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korek.
Korek tries to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis shakes him off and moves away.
Korek missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korek lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Korek raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Saint Louis moves into range and clinches up with Korek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
Korek presses Saint Louis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint Louis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Korek.
Korek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Korek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Korek is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Korek lands a nice elbow.
Korek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Korek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Korek.
Korek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Korek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Saint Louis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Korek from controlling successfully.
Korek postures up.
Michal Korek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Saint Louis is adopting a defensive guard.
Korek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Korek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint Louis is keeping the position for now.
Saint Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Korek is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Korek's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Korek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Korek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korek tries to clinch there but Saint Louis circles away.
#CL#
Saint Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
Korek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korek throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Korek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korek lands an elbow inside that Saint Louis shrugs off.
Korek letting Saint Louis take a breather here.
A short left from Korek.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korek misses with some punches.
Korek misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michal Korek.
Well Saint Louis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Martin Saint Louis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Michal Korek stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologise to my manager for letting him down. A dominating win would have matched hes heart of gold and kindness, He truly is the most humble man alive. Please forgive me'.
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T184
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint Louis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Adelhard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Adelhard moved away.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Adelhard.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Adelhard lands a front kick.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adelhard doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis looks to throw a body kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice body kick.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Adelhard should have avoided that one.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Adelhard misses the target.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard wants to clinch.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Adelhard avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Adelhard's front leg but catches the back leg as Adelhard tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Adelhard lands but Saint Louis takes it in his stride. #T2#
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adelhard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint Louis momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adelhard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adelhard!
Saint Louis 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.
Adelhard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Adelhard blocks a jab.
Adelhard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adelhard. That did some damage!
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis moves in looking to clinch but Adelhard pushes him off.#T3#
Nice body kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the body.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Adelhard throws out a leg kick but Saint Louis moves out of range and Adelhard only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Adelhard was well out of range.
Adelhard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adelhard scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a head kick that half lands.
Adelhard looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adelhard in his tracks.
Adelhard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T4#
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adelhard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard tries to score with a low kick but Saint Louis moves his leg out of the way.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Adelhard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Adelhard misses.
Adelhard throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Adelhard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Adelhard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Adelhard with an uppercut!
Adelhard lands a head kick!
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Adelhard loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Adelhard throws the kick towards the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Adelhard misses with an attempted mid kick.
It appears Saint Louis was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Saint Louis does it's job there.
Saint Louis thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint Louis as he jumps to the side.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Adelhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adelhard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Adelhard scores with a hook to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Saint Louis is having none of it.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses.
Adelhard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard is looking to clinch but Saint Louis is avoiding it.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands a jab to Adelhard's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis 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.
Adelhard blocks the body kick.
Adelhard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice body kick.
Adelhard misses with a takedown attempt - Saint Louis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Adelhard lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Adelhard as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
And Adelhard tries to counter it with a takedown but Saint Louis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adelhard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard walks into a jab.
Adelhard throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint Louis.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adelhard walks into a left hand.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Adelhard is looking to clinch.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Adelhard counters with a two punch combo.
Adelhard misses with a straight right. #T4#
Saint Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Adelhard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adelhard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Adelhard lands an overhand right.
Adelhard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Adelhard looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Adelhard misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Adelhard's leg but Adelhard calmly moves out of range.
Adelhard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adelhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adelhard.
Saint Louis lands with a cross.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adelhard tries to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis shakes him off and moves away.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Adelhard slams his shin into Saint Louis's torso.
A head kick misses from Adelhard.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Adelhard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adelhard lands with a shot to the body.
Adelhard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Adelhard avoids it.
Adelhard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Adelhard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adelhard scores with a leg kick.
Adelhard cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg. #T1#
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
Adelhard throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis thuds a left hand into Adelhard's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Saint Louis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis cracks Adelhard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
#T2#
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!
Saint Louis tests Adelhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adelhard checks it well.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adelhard takes a step back to recover.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Adelhard avoids the punch easily.
Adelhard throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adelhard checks a leg kick nicely.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target. #T3#
Adelhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Saint Louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Adelhard circles away.
Saint Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Adelhard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Saint Louis works Adelhard's body with a nice hook.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a head kick.
Adelhard doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint Louis circles away.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis is struggling to control the position.#T4##BC2#
Adelhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Adelhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Adelhard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adelhard throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis looks to throw a body kick
letting Adelhard counter with a right hand.
Adelhard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adelhard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Adelhard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range and Adelhard settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adelhard.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adelhard. Adelhard obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
Adelhard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adelhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Adelhard saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Adelhard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Adelhard
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
As Adelhard backs away, Saint Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adelhard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
#T2#
Adelhard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adelhard. Saint Louis shrugs it off though.
Adelhard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard's corner calls for a 1-2. Adelhard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adelhard.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard throws a leg kick which misses Saint Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint Louis tries to avoid it.
Adelhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Adelhard with an uppercut!
Adelhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adelhard wants to land a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Adelhard with a hook.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adelhard checks it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adelhard. Saint Louis shrugs it off though.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.#T4#
A clash of legs there as Adelhard blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Adelhard.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Adelhard's legs.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis jabs Adelhard right on the nose. Adelhard blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Adelhard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Adelhard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Adelhard looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Adelhard lands a front kick.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Adelhard flicks out a counter leg kick but Saint Louis steps away.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis works Adelhard's body with a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Adelhard moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adelhard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Adelhard moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adelhard throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Adelhard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis moves forwards but Adelhard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adelhard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint Louis fakes the leg kick and cracks Adelhard in the body.
Adelhard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saint Louis 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.
Adelhard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adelhard is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Adelhard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard connects with the punch.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Adelhard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
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!
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Saint Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint Louis lands a nice hook to Adelhard's body. Adelhard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.#TD2#
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adelhard trying to control but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernhard Adelhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Louis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saint Louis managing to control the position.
Adelhard with a nice head shot there.
Adelhard wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Saint Louis is pulling down on Adelhard's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adelhard connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Adelhard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but Adelhard slaps the foot to one side.
Adelhard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adelhard wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Adelhard checks it.
Saint Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Adelhard motions for Saint Louis to come forward. Adelhard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis cracks Adelhard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
so Adelhard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernhard Adelhard.
I think Saint Louis 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Saint Louis!
A relieved looking Martin Saint Louis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
T181 - Gold Fusion
Date: Mar 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
McKane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKane.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKane defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a nice body shot.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Louis misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKane pushes Saint Louis away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKane misses with a hook.
Saint Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saint Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
McKane moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but McKane moves out of range.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKane.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses McKane's front leg but catches the back leg as McKane tries to avoid it.
McKane misses with a low kick.
McKane throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
McKane lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of McKane's front leg.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Saint Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised McKane's leg. McKane is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis lands a slapping body shot.
McKane throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by McKane.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis lands a jab.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
McKane misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a leg kick.
Saint Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKane's head.
McKane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint Louis. That one must have hurt.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but McKane avoids it.#T3#
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by McKane.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis takes a swing at McKane's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but McKane checks it
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
Saint Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKane at a distance.
McKane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saint Louis lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McKane checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint Louis throws a front kick that sends McKane stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKane if he has to take too many more of those.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses McKane's front leg but catches the back leg as McKane tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a hook but McKane avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and McKane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the body
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but McKane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised McKane's leg. McKane is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated 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.
#R2#
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis misses with a jab to the body
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
McKane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McKane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but McKane moves out of range easily.
McKane moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
McKane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but McKane checks it.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKane was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
McKane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into McKane's torso.
Saint Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKane.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKane. That did some damage!
McKane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
McKane slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into McKane's ribs.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but McKane avoids it.#T3#
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into McKane's ribs.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKane.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKane throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into McKane's ribs.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKane misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Saint Louis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saint Louis swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
McKane blocks a jab.
McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
#T4#
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but McKane moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McKane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saint Louis - the referee stops the clock and McKane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saint Louis. McKane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McKane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking kick to the body. McKane takes a step back to recover.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
McKane tries to land a front kick but Saint Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McKane slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Saint Louis thuds his right hand into McKane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKane moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but McKane slaps the foot to one side.
McKane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saint Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for McKane's leg but McKane calmly moves out of range.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McKane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McKane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McKane moves out of range of the strikes.
McKane throws a quick counter kick to the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from McKane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
#T1#
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily.
McKane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McKane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Saint Louis.
McKane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and McKane 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.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but McKane steps away.
Donk. McKane catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from McKane.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that McKane sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
McKane throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks McKane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKane down.
McKane lands a head kick!
McKane motions for Saint Louis to come forward. McKane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint Louis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKane if he has to take too many more of those.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.#T3#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McKane misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis connects with a right hand. McKane shakes it off.
A clash of legs there as McKane blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKane's sensitive parts.
McKane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McKane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKane.
McKane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but McKane checks it
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from McKane misses the target.
Some wild striking there from McKane.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McKane connects with a leg kick. Saint Louis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. McKane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis works the jab nicely.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKane counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis slips a jab and a cross from McKane.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Saint Louis thuds his shin into the meat of McKane's side.
McKane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses McKane's front leg but catches the back leg as McKane tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
McKane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McKane moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKane drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McKane misses with a looping left.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but McKane moved out of range nicely.
McKane misses the jab.
A punch combination from McKane misses.
McKane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McKane takes one to the chin there.
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKane.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
McKane checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by McKane.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McKane. Saint Louis shrugs it off though.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKane on the side of the head.
Saint Louis motions for McKane to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKane throws out the jab. #T3#
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. McKane moves away and avoids it.
McKane throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKane throws out a leg kick but Saint Louis moves out of range and McKane only half commits.
A nice combination there by McKane.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the body
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
McKane throws a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
McKane thinks about countering with a body kick.
Saint Louis throws out a powerful jab.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but McKane saw that one coming.
McKane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and McKane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint Louis's knee momentarily.#T4#
McKane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from McKane.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis keeps McKane at a distance using the push kick.
Saint Louis swings for the body but McKane moves out of range.
A left lands for Saint Louis.
A punch lands to the side of McKane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and McKane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. McKane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and McKane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
McKane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Saint Louis. Beautiful body shot.
McKane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range and McKane settles back down.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
McKane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKane's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McKane 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.
Saint Louis tries to land a body kick
and McKane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McKane has time to react.#T1#
Saint Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKane's hands.
McKane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
McKane looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming.
McKane thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as McKane blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKane looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Saint Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McKane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saint Louis - the referee stops the clock and McKane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saint Louis. McKane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ozzy McKane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
McKane misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis moves out of range as McKane strikes.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and McKane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McKane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKane half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McKane doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKane.#T3#
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Saint Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. McKane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McKane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saint Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and McKane counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of McKane's head but McKane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
McKane throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis throws a front kick that sends McKane stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Saint Louis lunges at McKane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKane's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis throws a series of punches but McKane avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKane was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKane.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKane is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Martin Saint Louis 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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Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvado doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick.
Alvado throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a lazy body kick
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvado in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Alvado connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Saint Louis finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.
Alvado looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.#T4#
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Alvado takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saint Louis.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Alvado tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alvado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Alvado lands.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Saint Louis coming out on top.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Saint Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saint Louis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Saint Louis has closed the distance and engaged Alvado in a clinch.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
Saint Louis tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Saint Louis.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looking to slow down the pace here.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
#T4#
Saint Louis is trying to stall.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis trying to stall but Alvado improves his position.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis is trying to stall.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvado is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvado - that will leave a mark!
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis tries to counter with a clinch but Alvado shakes him off and moves away.
Saint Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.#T1#
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Alvado.
Saint Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Alvado slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Saint Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvado at a distance.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#T3#
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Alvado moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
Saint Louis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado is looking for a counter combo.
Alvado wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis 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.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
#T1#
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Louis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T2#
Alvado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint Louis backs up against the cage.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.#CL2#
Saint Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Saint Louis misses the body punch
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Saint Louis is rocked!
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
#T3#
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvado.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado misses with a low kick as Saint Louis jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Alvado there.
Jab from Alvado.
Saint Louis is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T4#
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saint Louis seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Alvado.
Saint Louis scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Alvado moved away.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Alvado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvado.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
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 Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado with a nice cross.#T1#
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvado.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Saint Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvado misses with a double jab.
#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Alvado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Alvado tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado works Saint Louis's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado tries to move into range but Saint Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Saint Louis thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T4#
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis wants to counter with a clinch but Alvado pushes him away.
Saint Louis closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint Louis jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvado steps away.
Saint Louis cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
An out of breath Martin Saint Louis 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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T176
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Dilli's head back.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Dilli jumps back.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Dilli's leg. Dilli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
letting Dilli counter with a right hand.
Dilli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Dilli.
Dilli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint Louis's hands.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Dilli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Dilli moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Dilli's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilli tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis slips a jab from Dilli.
A jab from Dilli misses.
Dilli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dilli misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Dilli 's knee.
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Dilli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Saint Louis's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Dilli.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Dilli sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis defending well as Dilli loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. Dilli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Saint Louis finds it's way through Dilli's defenses.
A shot to the body from Saint Louis misses
and Dilli counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Dilli throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Dilli slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilli is just out of range.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli checks a low kick from Saint Louis.#T2#
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Dilli checks it.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Dilli checks it.
Dilli throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilli misses with a few strikes there.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Dilli connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Dilli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. Dilli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Dilli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with an outside leg kick.
#T3#
Dilli thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis takes one to the chin there.
Dilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dilli throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Saint Louis cracks Dilli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Dilli misses with a hook.
Dilli throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Dilli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Dilli moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Dilli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilli tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
A slow jab from Dilli misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saint Louis's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Dilli's shoulder, as Dilli tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dilli. That did some damage!
Dilli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilli.
Dilli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dilli just manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilli.
Dilli throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Dilli down.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Dilli jumps back.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Dilli.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilli is just out of range.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Dilli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis thumps Dilli with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Dilli was well out of range.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Dilli ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Dilli is out of range.
Dilli unleashes a big counter combination but Saint Louis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saint Louis works Dilli's body with a nice hook.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilli.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Dilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dilli's head.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Dilli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dilli can pounce on him.
Dilli misses with an uppercut.
Dilli moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilli lands a jab to Saint Louis's midsection.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilli.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Dilli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Dilli.
Dilli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Dilli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a jab.
Saint Louis thumps Dilli with a low kick.#T2#
Dilli jabs Saint Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dilli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dilli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Dilli moves out of range.
Dilli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint Louis takes one to the chin there.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Dilli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Dilli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Saint Louis.#T3#
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Dilli checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Dilli lands a leg kick that knocks Saint Louis off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis connects with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Dilli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dilli loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Dilli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Dilli off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and Dilli counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Dilli misses the jab.
Temel Dilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dilli throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Saint Louis works Dilli's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilli.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilli! But no joy.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dilli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint Louis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dilli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Saint Louis tries a low kick but Dilli avoids it.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Dilli's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Dilli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dilli throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temel Dilli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
letting Dilli counter with a right hand.
Dilli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dilli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Dilli checks it
and Dilli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dilli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilli tries a head kick but it misses.
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
Dilli throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dilli throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Dilli swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
A big right from Dilli misses.
Dilli throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Dilli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Dilli moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint Louis clobbers Dilli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dilli loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Dilli off balance momentarily.
Dilli scores with the left hand. Saint Louis knows he should have avoided that one.
Dilli throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilli ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Dilli throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Dilli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Louis to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilli blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC#
Dilli is rocked!
Dilli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint Louis finish him?#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Dilli avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Dilli's ribcage but misses.
Dilli throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Dilli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dilli lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis misses with a jab to the body
enabling Dilli to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Dilli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Dilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilli checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilli misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Dilli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilli throws a good cross that connects.
Dilli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Dilli misses with a wild body shot.
Dilli lands with an overhand left.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dilli throws out the jab.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Dilli.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dilli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilli avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli scores with a jab to the body.
Dilli throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dilli checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Dilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilli.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilli misses the target.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilli.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dilli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dilli lands a slapping body shot.
Saint Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as Dilli blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Temel Dilli just about did enough to take it.
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.
#R4#
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Dilli moves away and avoids it.
Dilli misses the jab.
Dilli swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilli's sensitive parts.
Dilli throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Dilli cracks Saint Louis with an open hand slap.
Dilli misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilli misses with the body kick
and Saint Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Dilli 's knee. #T1#
Dilli misses the jab.
Dilli scores with a leg kick.
Dilli throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saint Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Dilli misses the jab.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Dilli's front leg.
Dilli throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Dilli's shoulder, as Dilli tries to avoid the shot.
Dilli lands a lovely overhand right.
Dilli cracks Saint Louis with an open hand slap.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilli is looking for the big counter here.
Dilli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Saint Louis wants to slow Dilli down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saint Louis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Dilli moved out of range.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dilli's head.
Dilli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a solid body kick.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dilli checks it well.
Dilli throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Dilli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dilli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Dilli looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Dilli misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Dilli misses.
Dilli swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint Louis.
Dilli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dilli's head backwards.
Dilli throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dilli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Dilli.
Saint Louis jabs Dilli right on the nose. Dilli blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Dilli checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Dilli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Dilli.
Saint Louis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dilli just manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Dilli misses.
Dilli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dilli will feel that in the morning.
Saint Louis thumps Dilli with a low kick.
Saint Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilli.
Saint Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilli.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Dilli moved away.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Dilli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dilli looks to land a combination but Saint Louis avoids it well.
Dilli takes one on the button.
Dilli lands a right hook to the body.
Dilli dips to his left and cracks Saint Louis with an uppercut!
Dilli ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilli is just out of range.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilli misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dilli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Dilli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.#T1#
Dilli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Dilli moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Dilli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilli throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Dilli throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Dilli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
Dilli looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Dilli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis cracks Dilli with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dilli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dilli throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Dilli.
Dilli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Dilli counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilli looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Dilli avoided it.
Dilli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Dilli sees coming a mile off.
Dilli cracks Saint Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dilli misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
A leg kick checked by Dilli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli lands with a good body shot.
Dilli moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3#
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Dilli.
Dilli slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Dilli misses with an uppercut.
Dilli throws a head kick that misses.
Dilli misses the jab.
Dilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis jabs Dilli right on the nose. Dilli blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Dilli ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Dilli off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Dilli manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Dilli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint Louis.
Dilli misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dilli checks it well.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Dilli avoided it.
Dilli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilli! But no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilli moves away.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Saint Louis.
Well Saint Louis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Martin Saint Louis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
T171 Olympics Round 1.2
Date: Dec 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Hermano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hermano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saint Louis needs to keep his hands up - Hermano had a free shot at his head there.
Hermano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Hermano counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis sneaks back into half guard.
Hermano passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Saint Louis because Hermano loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Louis holds on, trying desperately to control.
Saint Louis tries to lock up and control but Hermano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hermano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saint Louis is squirming around, avoiding Hermano's attempts to control the action. #T1#
Saint Louis is working to get back to half guard.
Hermano trying to control but Saint Louis is having none of it.
Saint Louis tries to hold on but Hermano postures up.
Hermano landing shots from mount.
Saint Louis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB2#
Saint Louis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saint Louis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saint Louis controlling from the top position. #T2#
Hermano controls Saint Louis momentarily but Saint Louis frees himself.
Saint Louis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hermano controls Saint Louis momentarily but Saint Louis frees himself.
Saint Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hermano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hermano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Louis is one step ahead there. #T3#
Saint Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint Louis trying to move into half guard but instead Hermano has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hermano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hermano working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Saint Louis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hermano works over Saint Louis with some ground and pound from guard.
Saint Louis is trying to keep Hermano in close.
Hermano postures up in Saint Louis's guard and throws a big left but Saint Louis blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving. #SUB#
Saint Louis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hermano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hermano misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
We've been told by Saint Louis's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saint Louis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hermano ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Hermano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermano misses with a combination
and Saint Louis counters with a left to the body.
Hermano throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Hermano throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis tries to work over Hermano's front leg with a kick but Hermano checks it.
Hermano misses with an uppercut
and Saint Louis counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Hermano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hermano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Hermano connects with a right hand. Saint Louis shakes it off.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermano throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis jabs Hermano to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Hermano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Hermano counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Louis didn't expect that.
Saint Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Hermano is proving a slippery customer.
Saint Louis has momentary wrist control but Hermano slips an elbow through the middle.
Hermano lands a couple of elbows.
Saint Louis is pulling down on Hermano's head to control his posture. #T2#
Hermano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint Louis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hermano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis trying to control the position here.
Saint Louis continues to stall.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hermano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Hermano saw it coming and moves away.
Saint Louis slips a jab and a cross from Hermano.
Hermano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Hermano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Hermano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Hermano.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hermano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermano connects with a jab.
Hermano throws a leg kick
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermano.
#T4#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hermano - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermano loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Hermano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis tries to work over Hermano's front leg with a kick but Hermano checks it.
Hermano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hermano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin Saint Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Hermano.
Saint Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hermano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermano.
Saint Louis wants to slow Hermano down by chopping away at his legs.
Hermano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Hermano moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hermano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saint Louis wants to slow Hermano down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Hermano thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hermano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Hermano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Hermano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermano misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Hermano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Hermano.
Hermano drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis with a jab.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Hermano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint Louis's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Hermano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hermano cracks Saint Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saint Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint Louis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hermano - that will leave a mark!
#T1#
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Hermano avoids it.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hermano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hermano throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
so Hermano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hermano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saint Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hermano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saint Louis has Hermano pulled in close to control his posture.
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint Louis looking to control.
#T2#
Hermano is fighting to break Saint Louis's control of his arms but Saint Louis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saint Louis looking to control.
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saint Louis trying to control the position here.
Hermano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saint Louis is pulling down on Hermano's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3##SUB#
Hermano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saint Louis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hermano has managed to get both his arms back between Saint Louis's legs - danger averted.
Saint Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saint Louis has Hermano pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Hermano.
Saint Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hermano.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Hermano's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Hermano.
Saint Louis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hermano cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
Hermano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint Louis. That one must have hurt.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hermano's calf.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hermano sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Hermano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Hermano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermano was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hermano lunges at Saint Louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint Louis's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermano moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Hermano avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Louis.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Louis as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Hermano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermano was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Hermano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermano circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Saint Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Hermano misses with a wild body shot.
Hermano misses with a straight left.
Hermano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Hermano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hermano drops his hands momentarily and Saint Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis misses with a looping left.
Hermano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Hermano throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hermano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hermano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano misses with an uppercut
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Saint Louis connects with a right hand. Hermano shakes it off.
Saint Louis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hermano.
Hermano throws a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Hermano avoids it.#T1#
Good leg kick by Hermano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis backing away here, and Hermano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hermano throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hermano checks it well.
A good leg kick by Hermano.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Hermano saw that one coming.
Hermano throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Hermano swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Hermano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermano needs to keep his hands up - Saint Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Hermano checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Hermano takes one on the button.
Hermano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Hermano counters with a left to the body.
Saint Louis clobbers Hermano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermano.
Hermano scores with a nice body kick.
Hermano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis thuds his right hand into Hermano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hermano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Hermano lands with a straight right. Saint Louis didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Hermano has closed the distance and engaged Saint Louis in a clinch.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Hermano.
Hermano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Hermano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saint Louis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T3#
Hermano stuns Saint Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hermano dips to his left and cracks Saint Louis with an uppercut!
Hermano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint Louis.
Hermano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Hermano gets a clinch.
Hermano misses with some punches.
Saint Louis tries to work over Hermano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Hermano manages to break the clinch.
Hermano throws the kick towards the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis scores with a nice strike.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermano throws out the jab.
Hermano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hermano jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermano throws a body kick that misses.
Hermano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hermano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Hermano misses.
Hermano is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Hermano was well out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Hermano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermano slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Saint Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hermano to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Hermano shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint Louis sprawls well. He's pushed Hermano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hermano missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Hermano manages to avoid it.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Hermano's leg. Hermano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermano throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hermano misses the shot to the body.
Hermano connects with the punch.
Hermano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Good work by Hermano as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hermano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Saint Louis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hermano doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
A lazy body kick from Saint Louis
letting Hermano counter with a right hand.
Hermano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Hermano throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Hermano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Hermano's leg. Hermano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Hermano's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Hermano counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis isn't going anywhere.
Hermano throws an elbow but Saint Louis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hermano lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martin Saint Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
You can see the frustration on Saint Louis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hermano working the body and head with strikes.
Hermano trying to control the position but Saint Louis is working away.
Saint Louis tries to bench press Hermano off him but Hermano keeps the position.
Hermano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saint Louis keeps working.
Hermano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T3#
Saint Louis is trying to control Hermano's posture but Hermano avoids it.
Saint Louis is looking for a sweep.
Saint Louis is trying to control Hermano's posture but Hermano avoids it.
Saint Louis dodges the ground and pound from Hermano.#SUB2#
Hermano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hermano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Saint Louis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saint Louis tries to bench press Hermano off him but Hermano keeps the position.
Saint Louis is working hard here to advance position.
Hermano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hermano trying to control the action but Saint Louis is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saint Louis 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.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hermano checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hermano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Martin Saint Louis retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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CFC 411 - Tycoon Olympics
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Saint Louis tries to work over Matus's front leg with a kick but Matus checks it.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Matus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Louis throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a good low kick that Matus was not able to check.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Matus swings widly with a right hand
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Matus is wise to it.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Saint Louis's leg but Saint Louis calmly moves out of range. #T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matus checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Matus moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Matus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matus is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Matus thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Saint Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matus's knee momentarily.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Matus moves out of range easily.
Matus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint Louis momentarily.
Matus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saint Louis will feel that in the morning.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Matus works the jab nicely.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matus!
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Matus tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matus.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee. #T3#
Matus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint Louis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matus scrambles back to his feet.
Saint Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus tries to land a leg kick but Saint Louis saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Matus catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus tries to land a front kick but Saint Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matus wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Matus looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Matus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Matus misses.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Matus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Saint Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Matus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus backing away here, and Saint Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Matus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Matus off the cage and back into range.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
And Matus counters with a quick kick to the body but Saint Louis blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Matus thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
Matus slips a straight right by Saint Louis.#T1#
Matus tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Matus lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Matus misses its target.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.#T2#
Saint Louis lands with a straight right. Matus didn't see that one coming.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Matus lands a nice looking body shot.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Matus throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Matus misses
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Matus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matus connects with the punch.#CL2#
Saint Louis pushes Matus up against the cage in a clinch.
Matus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Matus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus lands an uppercut.#T3#
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.
Matus tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Matus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Matus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Saint Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Saint Louis is looking to control Matus's arms but Matus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus stalling in the clinch but Saint Louis improves position.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis is stalling here.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matus. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
Matus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Matus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
A jab from Saint Louis does it's job there.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matus.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Matus.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Matus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Saint Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
#T2#
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matus lands a front kick.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Matus.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Matus counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Matus strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick. #T3#
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and Matus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint Louis's knee momentarily.
Matus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Matus throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saint Louis! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
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!
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick
and Matus counters with a nice leg kick.
Matus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Matus cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
A quick step to the side and Matus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Matus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Saint Louis with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Matus throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Matus tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matus is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matus, as that shot connected.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matus throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matus with a body shot.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Matus.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Matus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matus throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus thumps Saint Louis with a low kick.
Matus tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Matus lands a nice looking body shot.
Matus swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.#T2#
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Matus.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Matus steps away.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Matus moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matus is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis looks to throw a body kick
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Matus throws a leg kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Matus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint Louis's head backwards.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Matus down.
Saint Louis tries to work over Matus's front leg with a kick but Matus checks it.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matus - that will leave a mark!
Matus moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Matus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Matus's knee but Matus avoids it well.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matus is able to avoid easily.
Matus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Matus is looking to chop away at Saint Louis's legs.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matus throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.#T4#
Saint Louis jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Matus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matus.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus takes one on the button.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matus lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus had his way with Martin Saint Louis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Matus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Matus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matus.
Matus looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming. #CL#
Matus drives through and clinches with Saint Louis against the cage.
Matus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Saint Louis is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Saint Louis lands a shot to the body.
Matus lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint Louis won't want to take too many of those.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Matus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis just leaning against Matus, taking a breather.
Matus has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Martin Saint Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC#
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matus throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick that stops Matus in his tracks momentarily.
Matus blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Saint Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus connects with a jab.
Matus slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.#T3#
Matus blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus 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.
Matus swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Matus blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Saint Louis wants to clinch.
Matus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis cracks Matus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matus backing away here, and Saint Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A lazy body kick from Matus
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis motions for Matus to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Matus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Matus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Matus sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Saint Louis's head back.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Don Juan Matus.
Well Matus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
After winning the bout, Don Juan Matus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Date: Oct 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Manne throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manne.
Manne looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Manne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manne scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Manne moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Manne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Manne down.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a good body shot.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manne feints a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Manne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manne looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Manne looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manne.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
Manne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manne on the side of the head.
Manne moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manne lands a right hook to the body.
Manne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manne.
Manne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Louis to score with a decent uppercut.
Manne punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Manne lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manne or perhaps it was just good defense by Saint Louis, which made it look bad.
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Manne.
Manne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Manne.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manne.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Manne is just out of range.
Manne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Manne moved out of range.
Manne catches Saint Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Saint Louis's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Manne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manne.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Manne is out of range.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manne throws out the jab.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Manne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Manne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
A swing and a miss from Manne.
Manne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint Louis is able to avoid easily.#T4#
Manne throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne checks it.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Manne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manne checks a leg kick.
Manne with the counter takedown but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Manne.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Manne moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Manne misses.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Manne there.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Manne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint Louis, as that shot connected.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Manne scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Manne slips the punch.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Manne.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Manne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Manne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Manne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Manne takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Manne.
Saint Louis is looking to counter with a body kick.#T1#
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Manne moved out of range nicely.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saint Louis has got the better of the exchanges.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manne tries to bum rush Saint Louis with a series of wild strikes but Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manne lands with a cross.
Manne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Manne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.
Manne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint Louis is fending him off so far but Manne persists. Nope, Saint Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manne's hands.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Manne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Manne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Manne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manne can do to turn this around?
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manne lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint Louis. That snapped Manne's head back.
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Manne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Manne manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manne is looking to score with low kicks.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis clobbers Manne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
That kick from Manne tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Manne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Manne counters with a leg kick.
Manne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Manne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manne checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manne.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne lands a slapping body shot.
Manne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Manne.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
A cross from Saint Louis lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Manne's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Saint Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Manne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Manne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint Louis tries to work over Manne's front leg with a kick but Manne checks it.
Manne staying out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne throws a series of punches but Saint Louis avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Manne.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.#T1#
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Manne's ribs.
Manne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis tests Manne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Manne jumps back.
Manne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manne cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manne.#T2#
Saint Louis scores with a jab.
Manne throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manne! But no joy.
Manne moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Manne slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Louis motions for Manne to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Manne's body.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T3#
Saint Louis tries to work over Manne's front leg with a kick but Manne checks it.
Manne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Manne off the cage and back into range.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Manne saw that one coming.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Manne.
Saint Louis jabs Manne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Manne avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Manne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Manne slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Manne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne avoids it easily.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
Manne misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Good work by Manne as he checks the leg kick.
Manne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Louis as he avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Manne's front leg but catches the back leg as Manne tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Manne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Nice body kick there by Saint Louis.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne with the counter takedown but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint Louis under the eye.
Manne lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manne's corner calls for a 1-2. Manne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
Manne missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manne 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.#T1#
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Manne avoids it.
Manne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manne throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Manne lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis walks into a left hand.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Manne catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Manne tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it. #T2#
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Manne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL#
Manne gets tackled into the cage by Saint Louis. Saint Louis maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Manne.
Manne tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Manne back against the cage.
Manne is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Saint Louis.
Manne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manne is trying to force a seperation but Saint Louis has the dominant position.
Manne is working for takedown but Saint Louis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Manne misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manne misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Manne tries to circle away but Saint Louis has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manne as Saint Louis tries to tie him up.
Manne blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Manne gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manne is trying to force a seperation but Saint Louis has the dominant position.
Manne wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Manne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Manne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manne throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manne was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
You can see that Manne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manne misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Nice body kick from Saint Louis.
Manne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis punishes Manne's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Manne misses the target.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manne is able to avoid easily.
Manne feints a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Puntti Manne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Manne lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Manne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manne checks it well.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manne blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manne.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Manne defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Manne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint Louis defends it well.
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Manne saw it coming and moves away.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Manne.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manne tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manne misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne blocks it.
Manne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint Louis defends it well.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Manne missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puntti Manne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne avoids it easily.
Manne checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Manne misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Manne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Manne connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Saint Louis as Manne shoots in.#T3#
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice shot lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot that sends Manne's belly button to the back.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Manne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint Louis at a distance.
Manne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manne.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Manne down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Manne misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Manne down. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Manne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A leg kick checked by Manne.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Manne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint Louis.
Manne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis thumps Manne with a low kick.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manne wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint Louis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
A relieved looking Martin Saint Louis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
T160 Hoshino vs McKane
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reijonen misses with a wild body shot.
Reijonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Reijonen.
Saint Louis thumps Reijonen with a low kick.
Reijonen lands with a slapping head kick.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reijonen has time to react.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Saint Louis moves away
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reijonen misses with a low kick as Saint Louis jumps back.
Saint Louis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Reijonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Reijonen. Those never looked like landing.
Saint Louis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saint Louis thuds his shin into the meat of Reijonen's side.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Reijonen avoids a kick to the body.
Reijonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Reijonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Reijonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Reijonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reijonen checks a leg kick.
Reijonen throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.#CL2#
Saint Louis clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Saint Louis.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reijonen or not.
Saint Louis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Reijonen.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen lands a body punch.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands a body shot.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
#T3#
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reijonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Reijonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reijonen presses Saint Louis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
A body shot lands from Reijonen.
Saint Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reijonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Saint Louis can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reijonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reijonen is keeping busy.
Reijonen stalls.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen takes a shot to the head.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Saint Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reijonen.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Reijonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Reijonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reijonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Reijonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Reijonen moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Reijonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Reijonen tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Reijonen moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reijonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reijonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
Reijonen ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Reijonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint Louis wants to slow Reijonen down by chopping away at his legs. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Reijonen.
Saint Louis connects with a single shot there.
Reijonen lands with a right hand.
Reijonen swinging wildly here.
Reijonen avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Reijonen moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijonen.
Reijonen throws a push kick but Saint Louis slaps the foot to one side.
Reijonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but Reijonen slaps the foot to one side.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Reijonen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Saint Louis really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis lands with a straight right. Reijonen didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.#T2#
Reijonen slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Reijonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Reijonen steps away.
A swing and a miss from Reijonen.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Saint Louis pushes him off.
Saint Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Reijonen thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
A jab from Saint Louis finds it's way through Reijonen's defenses.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reijonen throws a head kick but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Reijonen moved away.
Reijonen is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Reijonen is predictable there
and Reijonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reijonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reijonen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Reijonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reijonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint Louis.
Reijonen is looking for a counter combo.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reijonen throws out a leg kick but Saint Louis moves out of range and Reijonen only half commits. #CL2#
Saint Louis moves into range and clinches up with Reijonen.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Reijonen's ribcage. Reijonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Reijonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reijonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reijonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Louiss head.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Reijonen's ribcage. Reijonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Saint Louis.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Saint Louis is looking to slow Reijonen down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Reijonen.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis with a jab.#CL#
Reijonen moves into range and clinches up with Saint Louis.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reijonen as Saint Louis tries to tie him up.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reijonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Reijonen.
Saint Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reijonens head.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis is trying to push Reijonen away but Reijonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
A short uppercut from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skreba Reijonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen works on Saint Louis's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen pushes Saint Louis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijonen.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reijonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saint Louis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Saint Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Reijonen misses. #T3#
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reijonen throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reijonen's head backwards.
Saint Louis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Reijonen avoids it.
Saint Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reijonen moves away.
Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reijonen. That did some damage!
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Reijonen's legs. #T4#
A jab from Reijonen misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Reijonen.
Saint Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Reijonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reijonen walks into a jab.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reijonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reijonen has time to react.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reijonen.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Reijonen is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Reijonen staying out of range there.
Reijonen scores with a hook.
Reijonen wants to clinch up but Saint Louis keeps it at a distance.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Reijonen's leg. Reijonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reijonen throws a leg kick which misses Saint Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint Louis tries to avoid it.
Reijonen looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Reijonen avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reijonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Reijonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Reijonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reijonen, right into the meat.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Reijonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Reijonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Reijonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Reijonen's leg. Reijonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saint Louis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Reijonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis wants to slow Reijonen down by chopping away at his legs. #T2#
Reijonen looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Reijonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reijonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Reijonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reijonen.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saint Louis cracks Reijonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Reijonen down. #CL2#
Saint Louis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint Louis.
#T3#
Saint Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reijonen.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis is working Reijonen over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Saint Louis lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint Louis. #T4#
A hook to the body from Saint Louis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Saint Louis.
Reijonen is looking to control Saint Louis's arms but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reijonen has his back to the cage.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
Saint Louis looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Saint Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Reijonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Reijonen throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Reijonen.
Reijonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reijonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijonen.
Reijonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reijonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Reijonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Saint Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen. #T1#
Saint Louis taking a breather.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Reijonen scores with a hook to the body.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head.
Saint Louis works on Reijonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen pushes Saint Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saint Louis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saint Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis. #T4#
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reijonen walks away with a smile on his face. Saint Louis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Reijonen.
Reijonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Reijonen. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Louis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new featherweight champion!
Martin Saint Louis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
T158 London
Date: Sep 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Reijonen saw that one coming.
Saint Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reijonen can pounce on him.
Reijonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Reijonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint Louis. That one must have hurt.
Reijonen tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Saint Louis.
Reijonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Reijonen backs away, Saint Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Reijonen gets a clinch.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reijonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Reijonen. #T1#
Saint Louis is trying to pull guard but Reijonen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saint Louis pushes Reijonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Reijonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint Louis drops back down to his feet.
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a light punch inside.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Reijonen's ribcage. Reijonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow. #T2#
Reijonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saint Louis.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Saint Louis.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Saint Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saint Louis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reijonen can turn it around.
Reijonen tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis pushes Reijonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Saint Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint Louis.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Saint Louis jumps guard but Reijonen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
#TD#
Saint Louis pulls guard successfully.
Reijonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reijonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4##SUB#
Saint Louis is looking for a triangle but Reijonen pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Saint Louis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reijonen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Louis is looking to regain half guard here but Reijonen keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Reijonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
A short left from Reijonen.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Reijonen tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Saint Louis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reijonen uses from the top position.
Reijonen passes into half guard.
Reijonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint Louis gets back to full guard.
Reijonen sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Saint Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reijonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Reijonen stays in close to Saint Louis's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Saint Louis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reijonen has picked Saint Louis up and slammed him! Saint Louis can't keep hold of the triangle and Reijonen manages to pass to side control!
Reijonen trying to control the action but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.
Saint Louis is trying to improve his position.
Reijonen is staying tight to Saint Louis's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
Saint Louis tries to buck Reijonen off but Reijonen is having none of it.
Reijonen controlling from side mount.
Saint Louis is looking to reverse the position.
Reijonen staying calm.
Saint Louis is trying to get back to half guard.
Saint Louis manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reijonen is controlling the pace.
Reijonen trying to control from half guard but Saint Louis is working away. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reijonen moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Saint Louis throws a hook but Reijonen avoids it easily.
Reijonen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reijonen throws a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Reijonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint Louis has time to react.#CL#
Saint Louis moves into the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Reijonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
#T1#
Saint Louis stalling.
Reijonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint Louis or not.
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
A short right from Reijonen.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Reijonen's ribcage. Reijonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Saint Louis pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Saint Louis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Saint Louis is having none of it.
Reijonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Reijonen thumps Saint Louis with a low kick.
Saint Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reijonen lands a body shot.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Reijonen is out of range. #CL2#
Reijonen moves into the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Saint Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reijonen.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Reijonen.
A short right from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Saint Louis gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
#T4##BC#
Saint Louis manages to break the clinch.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saint Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reijonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reijonen moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reijonen.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
and Reijonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reijonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint Louis tries to counter by clinching up but Reijonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Reijonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reijonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Reijonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis 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.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Reijonen throws a good cross that connects.
Reijonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint Louis's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen tries to clinch
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reijonen scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Reijonen misses the shot to the body.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Reijonen misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Saint Louis there.
Saint Louis cracks Reijonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Reijonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reijonen 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Saint Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Reijonen.#T2#
Saint Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Louis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Saint Louis.
Reijonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reijonen throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reijonen avoids it.#T3#
Reijonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reijonen throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Reijonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Reijonen misses.
Reijonen tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Reijonen should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Reijonen misses
and Reijonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reijonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back to recover. #T4#
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Reijonen.#CL2#
Reijonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Reijonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis needs to keep his hands up - Reijonen had a free shot at his head there.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reijonen throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Reijonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reijonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reijonen.
Reijonen connects with a body shot that sends Saint Louis's belly button to the back.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis avoids the head kick by Reijonen.
A good leg kick by Reijonen. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Saint Louis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Reijonen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reijonen trying to control the position but instead, Saint Louis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reijonen into the cage.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.
Martin Saint Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Saint Louis works on Reijonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Reijonen stalling in the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint Louis taking a breather.
Reijonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saint Louis.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saint Louis presses Reijonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Reijonen digs a right hand into Saint Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint Louis's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land. #T4#
Saint Louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Skreba Reijonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skreba Reijonen.
Well Reijonen 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 James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skreba Reijonen!
Skreba Reijonen is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Skreba Reijonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Martin Saint Louis had this to say: 'Fuck these fucking autoflights. Fuck flights in general.'.
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Event:
T153 Forclit vs Highjack III
Date: Jul 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Bardanos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Bardanos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Bardanos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
A little jabbing left from Bardanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bardanos takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bardanos checks it well.
We've been told by Saint Louis's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Bardanos blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Bardanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saint Louis with a jab.
Saint Louis throws out a powerful jab.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Bardanos backs away, Saint Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Bardanos saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Bardanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bardanos throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bardanos! But no joy.#T1#
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bardanos lands with a nice combination. Saint Louis backs away looking to recover.
Bardanos slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Bardanos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Bardanos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bardanos.
Bardanos throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Saint Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bardanos.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
and Bardanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Bardanos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bardanos moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Bardanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saint Louis with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bardanos throws a series of punches but Saint Louis avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Bardanos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Bardanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Bardanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Bardanos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Saint Louis cracks Bardanos with an open hand slap.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Bardanos throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bardanos scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bardanos.
Bardanos takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bardanos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bardanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Bardanos counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Louis didn't expect that.
Saint Louis has control of Bardanos's left arm, preventing Bardanos from doing any damage. #SUB#
Saint Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bardanos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bardanos trying to control but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.
Saint Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Saint Louis trying to control the position here.
Saint Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bardanos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
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!
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bardanos scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bardanos.
It looked like Saint Louis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Bardanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint Louis defending well as Bardanos loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bardanos doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Louis motions for Bardanos to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bardanos.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Bardanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bardanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Bardanos misses its intended target.
Saint Louis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bardanos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bardanos throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bardanos checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bardanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bardanos thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Bardanos lands a jab.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bardanos tries to bum rush Saint Louis with a series of wild strikes but Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Bardanos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saint Louis's guard.
Saint Louis pulls Bardanos in close to his closed guard and prevents Bardanos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saint Louis looking to control.
Bardanos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Bardanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint Louis controls Bardanos momentarily but Bardanos frees himself.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Bardanos from controlling successfully.
Saint Louis controlling Bardanos's posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis cracks Bardanos with an open hand slap.
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bardanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Bardanos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardanos counters with a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Bardanos scores with a hook to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into Bardanos's torso.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardanos.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saint Louis - that will leave a mark!
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Decent striking displayed by Bardanos there.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Bardanos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Bardanos throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Bardanos throws a good cross that connects.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Bardanos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Bardanos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bardanos scores with a jab.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint Louis. That snapped Bardanos's head back.
Bardanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Bardanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bardanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bardanos throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Bardanos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Bardanos both land. Nice combination.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Bardanos counters with a left to the body.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Bardanos moved away.
Bardanos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint Louis at a distance.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bardanos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bardanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bardanos is just out of range.
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!
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Bardanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bardanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.#T1#
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Saint Louis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Louis as he avoids it easily.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bardanos.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Bardanos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lunges at Bardanos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bardanos's hand.
Bardanos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Bardanos with an uppercut!
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bardanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis works Bardanos's body with a nice hook.
Bardanos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Bardanos saw that one coming.
Bardanos misses the jab.
Bardanos avoids a kick to the body.
Bardanos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bardanos misses.
Donk. Saint Louis catches Bardanos right on the button with a cross.#TD2#
Bardanos looking to score a takedown here. Saint Louis is defending well but Bardanos drives through and ends up in Saint Louis's guard.
Saint Louis controls Bardanos momentarily but Bardanos frees himself.
Saint Louis managing to control the position.
Bardanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Bardanos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bardanos being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bardanos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bardanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bardanos connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bardanos misses with a few strikes there.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Bardanos slips the punch.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bardanos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Saint Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
#R4#
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos walks into a jab.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint Louis. That snapped Bardanos's head back.
Bardanos misses with a looping left.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bardanos counter with a right hand.
Bardanos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bardanos misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Bardanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Bardanos's legs.
Bardanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bardanos has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bardanos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint Louis defends it nicely.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Bardanos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint Louis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bardanos scrambles back to his feet.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bardanos takes a step back to recover.
Saint Louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bardanos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint Louis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Saint Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bardanos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bardanos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.
Saint Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Bardanos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bardanos shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin Saint Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boreste Bardanos.
Bardanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Bardanos avoids it.
Bardanos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bardanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bardanos throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Bardanos moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardanos counters with a left and a right that stings Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target. #T3#
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bardanos is able to avoid easily.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bardanos scores with the left hand. Saint Louis knows he should have avoided that one.
Bardanos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Bardanos's body.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Bardanos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Bardanos throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
Bardanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
A jab from Saint Louis misses. #T4#
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Bardanos scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Bardanos scores with a punch to the head.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis stuffs the takedown.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
Saint Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bardanos avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Bardanos slips the punch.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Bardanos avoids it.
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bardanos duly obliges.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Bardanos takes one to the chin there.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bardanos.
Bardanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos closes the distance and clinches up with Saint Louis, looking for a takedown. Bardanos pushes Saint Louis against the cage but Saint Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#T1#
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bardanos checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Bardanos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bardanos is out of range.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bardanos.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Bardanos jumps back.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Bardanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saint Louis with a body shot.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Bardanos checks it
and Bardanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Bardanos with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Bardanos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.#T2#
Bardanos throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bardanos throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bardanos.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Bardanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Bardanos.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Bardanos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Bardanos's head.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Bardanos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a combination
and Bardanos counters with a straight right hand.
Bardanos walks into a left hand.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Bardanos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bardanos moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
Bardanos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Bardanos.
Bardanos works Saint Louis's body with a nice hook.
Saint Louis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis tests Bardanos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bardanos throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.#T4#
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis stuns Bardanos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardanos.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bardanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bardanos checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bardanos throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Bardanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bardanos scores with a nice head shot.
Bardanos staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Bardanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Louis 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Martin Saint Louis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Hussle tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussle throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussle throws a leg kick which misses Saint Louis's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint Louis tries to avoid it.
Hussle defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Hussle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. Saint Louis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussle misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Hussle saw that one coming.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Hussle misses with a shot to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.#T1#
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Hussle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Hussle lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint Louis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis 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.
Hussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussle throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Hussle's leg. Hussle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the body.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
A swing and a miss from Hussle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussle.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Hussle manages to avoid it.#T2#
Saint Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hussle counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hussle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hussle momentarily.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Hussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussle down.
A clash of legs there as Saint Louis blocks the low kick.
Hussle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hussle misses with a low kick.
Hussle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint Louis if he has to take too many more of those.
Hussle moves forwards but Saint Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis thumps Hussle with a low kick.
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Hussle.
A jab from Hussle misses.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Saint Louis 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Nice body kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Hussle saw it coming and moves away.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Hussle.
Hussle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Hussle motions for Saint Louis to come forward. Hussle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis catches Hussle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussle.
Saint Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Hussle saw that one coming.
Hussle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Hussle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis misses with a head kick.
Hussle throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Hussle manages to avoid it.#T4#
Hussle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussle should have avoided that one.
Hussle throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Hussle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussle throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Hussle checks it.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Hussle's head but Hussle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Hussle throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Saint Louis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hussle doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Hussle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Hussle is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hussle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Saint Louis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Hussle avoids it easily.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussle. That snapped Saint Louis's head back.
Hussle checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Hussle avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hussle punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis lands with a good body shot.
Hussle throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis misses the jab.
Hussle scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saint Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussle misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Saint Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussle.
Hussle jabs at Saint Louis's body.
Hussle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussle misses with a hook
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussle's sensitive parts.
A left lands for Hussle.
Hussle swings widly with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Hussle.
A jab from Hussle does it's job there.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussle was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.#T2#
Hussle lands a really nice looking cross but Saint Louis seems unphased.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussle tries to land a leg kick but Saint Louis saw it coming and moves away.
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Hussle.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Hussle moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussle.
Hussle lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussle throws a front kick aimed at Saint Louis's knee but Saint Louis avoids it well.
It appears Saint Louis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hussle scores with a nice strike.
Hussle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussle.#T3#
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Hussle is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Hussle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saint Louis lands a slapping body shot.
Hussle connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussle moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussle tries to land a front kick but Saint Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussle.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussle.
#T4#
Hussle misses with a head kick.
Hussle sizes up Saint Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Louis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussle avoids a kick to the body.
Hussle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Hussle misses.
Hussle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off.
Hussle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Hussle saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Hussle - just one landing.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Hussle's head back.
Saint Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussle wants to land a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hussle is able to avoid easily.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Hussle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint Louis cracks Hussle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle checks a leg kick.
Hussle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint Louis momentarily.
Hussle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussle.
Saint Louis lands with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Nice body kick there by Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis motions for Hussle to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussle throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussle 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Saint Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Hussle moved away.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Hussle jumps back.
Saint Louis digs a good body shot into Hussle's ribs.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hussle lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Hussle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Hussle was well out of range.#T2#
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Hussle.
Saint Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Hussle down with leg kicks.
Hussle looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussle in his tracks.
Hussle misses the jab.
Hussle scores with a body shot.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussle throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Saint Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hussle.
Hussle takes one to the side of the head.
Hussle looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Saint Louis.
Hussle throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T3#
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Hussle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussle checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussle.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Hussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussle throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Hussle 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Hussle moved away.
Saint Louis throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range. #T4#
Hussle lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Hussle misses with a body kick.
Hussle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussle digs a good body shot into Saint Louis's ribs.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Hussle throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis avoids the head kick by Hussle.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Hussle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hussle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle scores with the left hand. Saint Louis knows he should have avoided that one.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saint Louis cracks Hussle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Saint Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A swing and a miss from Hussle.
Hussle throws a head kick but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Hussle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussle moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Hussle throws out a counter right but Saint Louis avoids it with no problem.
Hussle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saint Louis. That one must have hurt.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Hussle is out of range.
Saint Louis 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.
Hussle swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Hussle takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Hussle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussle thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hussle throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saint Louis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Hussle avoids the punch easily.
Hussle throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hussle. #T1#
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle checks it.
Hussle throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis connects with the punch.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Hussle moved away.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Saint Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hussle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussle throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis tests Hussle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hussle misses.
Saint Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussle counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Hussle moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
Saint Louis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hussle - just one landing.
Saint Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hussle counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hussle is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussle.
A jab from Hussle misses.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.#T3#
Hussle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussle looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis avoids the head kick by Hussle.
A left lands for Hussle.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Hussle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussle.
Hussle throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Saint Louis lands a head kick!
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Hussle.
Hussle lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Hussle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hussle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Hussle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Hussle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hussle checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Hussle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussle jabs Saint Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Saint Louis.
Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis 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.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint Louis. That did some damage!
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Hussle.
Hussle throws a lazy body kick
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussle! But no joy.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. Hussle ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussle.
Hussle lands a leg kick that knocks Saint Louis off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Hussle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussle throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussle at a distance.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a looping left.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussle 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 Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis wants to slow Hussle down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Hussle slips a jab from Saint Louis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussle. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Hussle throws a low kick but Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Hussle lands with a shot to the body.
Hussle tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Hussle tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2##CL#
Saint Louis moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hussle.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hussle to keep the fight standing.
Saint Louis tries to pull guard but Hussle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hussle blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hussle fails to land.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Hussle is stalling here.
A short right from Hussle on the inside. #T3#
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussle controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Saint Louis fails to land.
Hussle prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Hussle lands a right hand.
Hussle takes a shot to the head.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussle blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussle cracks Saint Louis with a nice body shot.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Hussle controls the action.
Saint Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Hussle lands a body shot.
Hussle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Hussle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis is trying to pull guard but Hussle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Saint Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hussle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussle has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hussle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Hussle.
Hussle blocks an uppercut.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Hussle.
Well Hussle 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle is the new lightweight champion!
Mike Hussle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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T148: Spillane vs Mangrove Jr
Date: Jun 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Saint Louis cracks McKane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McKane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McKane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint Louis throws a sloppy head kick and McKane moves out of range easily.
McKane misses with a wild body shot.
McKane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
A jab from McKane finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses.
McKane throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but McKane moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
McKane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from McKane.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but McKane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKane 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but McKane is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McKane walks into a stiff left hand from Saint Louis.#CUT2#
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.#T1#
McKane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
Saint Louis counters with a body kick.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKane lands the left hand.
McKane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with McKane's head.
McKane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range and McKane settles back down.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Saint Louis responds with a good body kick, but McKane manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis tests McKane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis tries to score with a low kick but McKane moves his leg out of the way.
Saint Louis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKane.
Saint Louis's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint Louis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Saint Louis thows a body kick. McKane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saint Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saint Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
McKane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis thumps McKane with a low kick.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis throws a shot to the body.
McKane throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a thumping low kick.
McKane looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but McKane saw that one coming.
McKane cracks Saint Louis with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
McKane connects with the punch.
McKane throws a nice looking combination but Saint Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKane lands a jab to the nose.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
McKane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from McKane.
McKane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saint Louis scores with a push kick.
Saint Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKane.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
McKane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saint Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saint Louis jabs McKane right on the nose. McKane blinks but takes it well.
Saint Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and McKane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKane ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
McKane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.#T4#
Saint Louis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McKane if he has to take too many more of those.
McKane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint Louis has time to react.
McKane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
McKane swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from McKane misses the target.
It seemed like Saint Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint Louis connects with a single shot there.
McKane misses the jab.
Saint Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKane at a distance.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
McKane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzy McKane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
McKane misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
McKane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint Louis. Saint Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane lands a nice shot that snaps Saint Louis's head back.
McKane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. McKane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from McKane misses its intended target.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of McKane's head but McKane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis throws a jab when McKane was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McKane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis thumps McKane with a low kick.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McKane checks it well.
Crunch! Saint Louis slams his shin into McKane's torso.
McKane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKane misses with a double jab.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKane on the side of the head.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKane's hands.
Saint Louis tests McKane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint Louis at a distance.
McKane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
McKane just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from McKane misses
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane throws a leg kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKane's hands.
Saint Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McKane misses with an uppercut
and Saint Louis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McKane moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saint Louis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
McKane throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
McKane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Saint Louis lands with a hook. McKane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Saint Louis.
Nice uppercut lands for McKane. That snapped Saint Louis's head back.
#T3#
McKane misses the shot to the body.
McKane swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
A cross from Saint Louis lands.
McKane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McKane there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy body kick from Saint Louis
and McKane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis lunges at McKane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKane's hand.
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
McKane missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Sloppy strikes from McKane. Those never looked like landing.
Saint Louis lands a right hook to the body.
McKane fails with the takedown
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from McKane.
Saint Louis connects with the punch.#T4#
Saint Louis connects with a looping right hand.
#ROC2#
McKane is rocked!
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh McKane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint Louis throws a monster overhand right that drops McKane! Saint Louis follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new lightweight champion!
As Martin Saint Louis got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Tapped to strikes, eh? '.
The defeated Ozzy McKane had this to say: '"Fightin' midgets 20 lbs lighter always works out. Exploitation."'.
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T146: Pandemic
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Saint Louis.
Larusso walks into a left hand.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Larusso.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Saint Louis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Larusso takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Larusso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Larusso's head.
Saint Louis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Larusso avoided it.
Larusso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Louis 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Saint Louis wants to slow Larusso down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
Larusso walks into a stiff left hand from Saint Louis.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Larusso misses with a body shot
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Larusso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint Louis under the eye.
Larusso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis throws a series of punches but Larusso avoids them all with ease.
Larusso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Larusso misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint Louis.
Larusso checks a low kick from Saint Louis.#T2#
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Larusso throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but Larusso slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saint Louis with a body shot.
Larusso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Larusso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tests Larusso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larusso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint Louis's hands.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larusso moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larusso.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso blocks the body kick.
Larusso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Larusso moves forwards but Saint Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larusso motions for Saint Louis to come forward. Larusso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis throws the kick towards the body but Larusso avoids it.
Larusso throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larusso takes one to the side of the head.
Larusso lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint Louis.
Larusso blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larusso.
Larusso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saint Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larusso is looking to chop away at Saint Louis's legs.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
Nice uppercut there from Larusso.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Larusso saw that one coming.
Saint Louis thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Saint Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larusso throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis misses with a left hand
and Larusso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larusso tries to move into range but Saint Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larusso.
Saint Louis connects with a right hand. Larusso shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Saint Louis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Larusso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larusso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Larusso slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Larusso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Saint Louis has Larusso up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Saint Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larusso.
Saint Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larusso lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Larusso fails to land.
Larusso lands with a left to the head.
Larusso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint Louis up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint Louis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Saint Louis breaks the clinch.
Larusso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Larusso misses with a shot to the body
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis works Larusso's body with a nice hook.
Larusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larusso checks it well.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Larusso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Larusso works Saint Louis's body with a nice hook.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Larusso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T3#
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larusso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larusso.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larusso can pounce on him.
Larusso stuns Saint Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Larusso moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
Larusso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint Louis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint Louis thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Saint Louis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larusso. Larusso obviously looking to wear him down.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Larusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larusso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Larusso misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larusso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso misses with a hook to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Saint Louis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a shot to the body.
Larusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larusso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Larusso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larusso throws a nice looking combination but Saint Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Larusso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
A low kick from Larusso is predictable there
and Saint Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Larusso 's knee.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larusso tries a quick counter leg kick but Saint Louis is wise to it.
Larusso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and Larusso counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
It seemed like Larusso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larusso wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Saint Louis rushes Larusso and presses him up against the cage.
Larusso throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Larusso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larusso is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns Larusso into the cage.
Larusso is looking to control Saint Louis's arms but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larusso has his back to the cage.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larusso backwards.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Larusso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larusso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint Louis is defending well for now.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larusso lands a right hand.
Larusso trying to control the position but instead, Saint Louis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larusso into the cage.
Larusso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint Louis.
#T2#
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Larusso breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Larusso.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Larusso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larusso down.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
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!
Larusso lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larusso.
Larusso moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Larusso misses its intended target.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Larusso motions for Saint Louis to come forward. Larusso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Larusso throws a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it.
As Larusso backs away, Saint Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saint Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larusso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint Louis is able to avoid easily.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Larusso counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso counters with a nice uppercut.
Larusso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Larusso.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Larusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Larusso lunges at Saint Louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint Louis's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis moves forwards but Larusso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Larusso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses.
Saint Louis throws a series of punches but Larusso avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis blocks a head kick by Larusso.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larusso tries to move into range but Saint Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Larusso saw that one coming.
Larusso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larusso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Saint Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Larusso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Larusso.
Both fighters circling a little - Larusso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Larusso throws a low kick, looking for Saint Louis's leg but Saint Louis calmly moves out of range.
Saint Louis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larusso. Larusso obviously looking to wear him down.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Larusso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Larusso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a few strikes there.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the body.
#T1#
Larusso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Larusso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. Larusso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larusso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Larusso scores with a body shot.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Saint Louis 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.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larusso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Saint Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larusso lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larusso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larusso connects with a right hand. Saint Louis shakes it off.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis is looking for a counter combo.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso checks the leg kick.#T3#
Larusso misses with a hook
and Saint Louis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larusso blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Larusso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint Louis. That did some damage!
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Larusso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larusso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis scores with a push kick.
Saint Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larusso circles away quickly and effectively.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Larusso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T4#
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
A little jabbing left from Larusso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saint Louis. Larusso shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Saint Louis is predictable there
and Larusso counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Larusso looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Saint Louis pushes Larusso away with a front kick.
Saint Louis moves forwards but Larusso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Larusso misses.
Larusso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses the body punch
letting Larusso counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Saint Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Saint Louis lands a body shot.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Larusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larusso throws a hook but Saint Louis blocks it.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Larusso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larusso looks to throw a body kick
and Saint Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso motions for Saint Louis to come forward. Larusso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis with a jab.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Larusso down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Larusso misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Larusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saint Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saint Louis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Saint Louis jumps back.
Saint Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Larusso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larusso digs a good hook to Saint Louis's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso throws a push kick but Saint Louis slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Larusso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis lands with a shot to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larusso! But no joy.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saint Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Larusso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larusso checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Larusso throws a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Louis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Larusso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saint Louis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Larusso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larusso down. #T3#
Larusso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larusso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Larusso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larusso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis 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 Larusso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larusso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larusso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Larusso misses. #T4#
Saint Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Larusso looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Larusso's shoulder, as Larusso tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larusso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saint Louis blocks it well.
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!
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larusso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larusso blocks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saint Louis. Larusso shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Louis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis retains his featherweight title!
As Martin Saint Louis got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm back, bitches!'.
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Event:
T140 - Mindless Frenzy
Date: Apr 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Bardanos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bardanos misses with a jab to the body
and Bardanos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bardanos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint Louis defends it nicely.
Bardanos cracks Saint Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardanos lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Saint Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Bardanos finds it's target.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bardanos moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Bardanos scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bardanos is defended easily by Saint Louis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boreste Bardanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos swings widly with a right hand
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bardanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Bardanos there.
Bardanos lands a jab to Saint Louis's midsection.
No joy there for Bardanos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T2#
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bardanos counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Bardanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bardanos.
A nice side step and Saint Louis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saint Louis slips a jab and a cross from Bardanos.
Bardanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bardanos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint Louis backs up against the cage.
Saint Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos connects with a body shot.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Bardanos down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Bardanos misses the target.
Bardanos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bardanos lands a body shot.
Saint Louis lunges at Bardanos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bardanos's hand.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Saint Louis misses.
Bardanos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bardanos throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Bardanos moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Bardanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Louis clobbers Bardanos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bardanos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Bardanos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bardanos lands with a nice body punch.
Bardanos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Louis can do to turn this around?
Saint Louis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bardanos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bardanos dives in and grabs Saint Louis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint Louis pushes down on Bardanos's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saint Louis! But no joy.
Bardanos works over Saint Louis's head and body with a nice combination.
Bardanos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bardanos works over Saint Louis's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bardanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Bardanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Saint Louis slips a jab from Bardanos.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saint Louis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bardanos has got the better of the exchanges.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bardanos staying out of range there.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Bardanos slips the punch.
Bardanos lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Bardanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bardanos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2##TD#
Saint Louis tries to sprawl but Bardanos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bardanos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saint Louis is concentrating on defense, preventing Bardanos from advancing position.
Saint Louis wants to control but Bardanos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saint Louis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bardanos is looking to advance position but Saint Louis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Bardanos is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint Louis has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Saint Louis controlling the position easily from mount.
Bardanos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saint Louis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Saint Louis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Saint Louis.
Bardanos is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Saint Louis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bardanos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bardanos tries to get to full guard but Saint Louis has control of the leg.
Saint Louis controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Saint Louis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saint Louis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Bardanos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saint Louis back to the cage. Bardanos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Bardanos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Bardanos throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis misses with a looping left.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bardanos on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Saint Louis swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Bardanos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saint Louis's guard.#SUB2#
Saint Louis has his feet on Bardanos's thighs here. He's pushed Bardanos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bardanos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new featherweight champion!
Martin Saint Louis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
T136 - Crossfire
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Jamison moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends Saint Louis's belly button to the back.
Jamison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Saint Louis thuds his shin into the meat of Jamison's side.
Jamison misses with a leg kick.
Jamison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Jamison's leg. Jamison is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Jamison blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Jamison misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jamison is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Jamison keeps Saint Louis at a distance using the push kick.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Jamison's ribs.
Jamison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jamison cracks a nice hook into Saint Louis's ribs.
Jamison blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Jamison's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Jamison half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses.
Jamison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint Louis on the side of the head.
Jamison scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
and Jamison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jamison throws a push kick but Saint Louis slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Jamison.
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!
Saint Louis throws a shot to the body.
Jamison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jamison with a jab.#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Saint Louis there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Jamison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Jamison's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamison tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Jamison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jamison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jamison blocks the body kick.
Jamison tries to counter by clinching up but Saint Louis breaks away and moves out of range.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Jamison digs a good hook to Saint Louis's body.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jamison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range and Jamison settles back down.
Saint Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Jamison is wise to it.
Jamison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jamison slips under a jab.
Saint Louis blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jamison rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Jamison throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Jamison throws a body kick.
Jamison throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamison's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis scores with a spinning back kick!
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jamison takes one to the chin there.
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!
Saint Louis motions for Jamison to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis 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.
Saint Louis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T4#
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Jamison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Saint Louis misses
and Jamison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jamison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jamison cracks Saint Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jamison.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Jamison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Jamison's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jamison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Jamison is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jamison looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Saint Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Jamison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison lands a head kick!
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamison is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis throws a lazy right hand but Jamison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John Jamison is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison tries to land a leg kick but Saint Louis saw it coming and moves away.
Jamison moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
#T1#
Saint Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jamison.
Jamison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends Saint Louis's belly button to the back.
Saint Louis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jamison is looking to land body kicks.
Jamison misses with a hook.
Jamison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Jamison slips the punch.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Jamison tried to score with a low kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis connects with a right hand. Jamison shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Jamison lands with an overhand left.
Jamison connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Jamison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jamison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jamison wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Jamison tries to land a body kick
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Jamison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis fakes the leg kick and cracks Jamison in the body.
Jamison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jamison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jamison connects with an inside leg kick.
Jamison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jamison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jamison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Jamison moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body kick.#T3#
Jamison misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamison moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body kick.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Jamison saw that one coming.
As Saint Louis tries to get set, Jamison tries to push him back and clinch up but Saint Louis manages to avoid the attempt.
Jamison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint Louis misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Jamison misses the target.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jamison is out of range.
Jamison looks for a takedown but Saint Louis sprawls well.
A low kick from Jamison is predictable there
and Saint Louis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saint Louis blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Jamison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamison down.
Jamison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Jamison misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Saint Louis lands a nice hook to Jamison's body. Jamison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jamison lands with a cross.
Jamison throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint Louis throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Saint Louis tries to get set, Jamison tries to push him back and clinch up but Saint Louis manages to avoid the attempt.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis lands a really nice looking cross but Jamison seems unphased.
Jamison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint Louis!
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jamison is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jamison.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jamison lands with a shot to the body.
Jamison tries to land a front kick but Saint Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 John Jamison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Jamison throws a leg kick but Saint Louis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jamison misses with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body kick.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Jamison moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Saint Louis tries to get set, Jamison tries to push him back and clinch up but Saint Louis manages to avoid the attempt.
Jamison lands a two punch combo.
Jamison scores with a nice head shot.
Saint Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jamison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint Louis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jamison will feel that in the morning.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamison scores with a head kick.
Jamison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint Louis momentarily.
#T1#
Jamison swings widly with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis cracks Jamison with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Louis thumps Jamison with a low kick.
Jamison checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Saint Louis misses.
Jamison slips under a jab.
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Jamison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saint Louis - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamison misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamison's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis cracks Jamison with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Saint Louis takes a swing at Jamison's ribcage but misses.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jamison.
A jab from Jamison finds it's way through Saint Louis's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Jamison. Beautiful body shot.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Saint Louis.
Jamison misses with a straight right.
Jamison checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jamison misses the target.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jamison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Jamison finds it's target.
Saint Louis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Jamison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Jamison should have avoided that one.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Jamison misses with a hook. Saint Louis ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Jamison.
Jamison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis unleashes a big counter combination but Jamison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Jamison checks it.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamison moves away.
Jamison throws a big counter combination but Saint Louis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saint Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamison misses the jab.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jamison throws a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison.
Saint Louis lands a nice hook to Jamison's body. Jamison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saint Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison throws a head kick but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Jamison stuns Saint Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Louis as he avoids it easily.
Jamison thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Saint Louis throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Jamison moves into the clinch.
Jamison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jamison lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jamison - that landed with a thud.
Jamison misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jamison.
Jamison gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Jamison misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Saint Louis moves into range and clinches up with Jamison.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Jamison's head.
Jamison lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jamison fails to land.
Jamison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saint Louis tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Saint Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Jamison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis cracks Jamison with an open hand slap.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis pushes Jamison away with a front kick.#T1#
Saint Louis keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis 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.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis feints a counter leg kick.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Louis.
Jamison missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Jamison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
Jamison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jamison wants to land a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Saint Louis blocks the low kick.
A cross from Jamison lands.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow. #T2#
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body punch.
Jamison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jamison tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Jamison back against the cage.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Jamison manages to break the clinch.
Saint Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint Louis tries to score with a low kick but Jamison moves his leg out of the way.
As Saint Louis tries to get set, Jamison tries to push him back and clinch up but Saint Louis manages to avoid the attempt.
Jamison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint Louis.
Nice shot lands for Jamison.#T3#
Jamison takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Jamison misses with a hook to the body
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Jamison connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison cracks Saint Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Jamison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saint Louis misses with a looping left.
Jamison checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Jamison throws out a leg kick but Saint Louis moves out of range and Jamison only half commits.
Jamison throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Jamison misses with a head kick.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Saint Louis sees coming a mile off.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a glancing blow to the side of Jamison's head.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint Louis misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Saint Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jamison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Louis to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jamison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jamison misses with a looping left.
Jamison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Saint Louis.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Jamison.
Jamison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Jamison tries to score with a low kick but Saint Louis moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Saint Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Jamison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison wants to clinch up but Saint Louis keeps it at a distance.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Jamison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jamison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. Jamison ducked under it nicely.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Jamison's body.
#CL#
Jamison clinches up with Saint Louis and pushes him back against the cage.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Jamison misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Jamison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Louis controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis pushes Jamison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
Jamison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow. #BC2#
Saint Louis manages to break the clinch.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. Jamison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamison moves in looking to clinch but Saint Louis pushes him off.#T3#
Jamison wants to land a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
Jamison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jamison moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Jamison tries to clinch
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jamison on the side of the head.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Jamison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #TD#
Jamison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jamison distracts Saint Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jamison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jamison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jamison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Jamison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
Jamison stopping the sweep attempt from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
Jamison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jamison throws a strike but Saint Louis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Saint Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saint Louis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Saint Louis!
A victorious Martin Saint Louis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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