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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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203 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsky tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Lutsky 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.
Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamond.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lutsky as the two fighters clinch.
Lutsky trying to land knees to the body.
Lutsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diamond's face.
It looks like Jason Diamond has been cut.
Lutsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamond blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamond gets through Lutsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diamond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lutsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diamond's elbow.
Diamond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lutsky misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lutsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamond blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lutsky.
Lutsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Diamond.
Lutsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Diamond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Diamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lutskys head.
Diamond taking a breather.
Diamond scores with a shoulder strike.
Diamond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lutsky has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diamond.
Diamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lutsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lutsky misses with a knee strike.
Lutsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diamond looking to slow down the pace here.
Diamond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lutsky tries to work over Diamond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Lutsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tries to clinch there but Diamond circles away.
Diamond walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lutsky is looking to clinch.
Diamond scores with the left hand. Lutsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Diamond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diamond throws a leg kick that misses.
Diamond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lutsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamond.
Diamond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lutsky. Lutsky obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutsky lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Lutsky misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diamond.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lutsky avoids a kick to the body.
Lutsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutsky looks for the body kick but Diamond saw that one coming.
Diamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lutsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diamond.
Diamond misses with a head kick.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutsky.
Lutsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lutsky throws a push kick but Diamond slaps the foot to one side.
Diamond misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lutsky counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lutsky cracks Diamond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diamond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lutsky keeps Diamond at a distance using the push kick.
A punch combination from Lutsky misses.
Lutsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diamond.
Lutsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diamond under the eye.
Lutsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diamond has time to react.
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lutsky in his tracks.
A good leg kick by Diamond.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
A jab from Diamond misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Lutsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lutsky misses with a shot to the body
and Diamond counters with a leg kick.
Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamond.
Diamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lutsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Diamond thows a leg kick but Lutsky checks it
and Lutsky counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Diamond.
Lutsky staying out of range there.
Diamond moves out of range as Lutsky throws a body kick.
Lutsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Lutsky slips under a jab.
Lutsky throws a leg kick which misses Diamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Diamond tries 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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diamond.
Lutsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Diamond throws out a leg kick but Lutsky moves out of range and Diamond only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky misses with a right hand
and Diamond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Lutsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lutsky scores with a hook.
Lutsky slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lutsky darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Lutsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lutsky tries to throw a body punch but Diamond avoids it by throwing Lutsky back against the cage.
Diamond gets through Lutsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lutsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
Diamond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lutsky tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonel Lutsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond cracks the inside of Lutsky's front leg.
Lutsky is looking to clinch.
Lutsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lutsky throws a leg kick but Diamond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Diamond blocks the leg kick.
Diamond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diamond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Lutsky off the cage and back into range.
Lutsky throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lutsky throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky moves out of range as Diamond throws a body kick.
Diamond digs a good hook to Lutsky's body.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Lutsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Diamond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diamond throws a poor cross that misses
and Lutsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Lutsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lutsky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lutsky throws a big shot that misses.
Lutsky lands a head kick. Diamond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lutsky jabs Diamond right on the nose. Diamond blinks but takes it well.
Lutsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lutsky misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamond misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lutsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutsky ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lutsky 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 Diamond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diamond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diamond throws a body punch but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lutsky avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lutsky clobbers Diamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lutsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diamond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond feints and then cracks Lutsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lutsky down.
Lutsky moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Diamond cracks the inside of Lutsky's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Diamond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
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.
Lutsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond throws a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a head kick.
Lutsky scores with a push kick.
Donk. Lutsky catches Diamond right on the button with a cross.
Lutsky blocks the body kick.
Lutsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lutsky lands a nice looking body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diamond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsky throws a looping overhand right but Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lutsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond slips under a jab.
Lutsky motions for Diamond to come forward. Lutsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Diamond. That snapped Lutsky's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Diamond checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lutsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Lutsky takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Lutsky blocks the leg kick.
Lutsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Lutsky misses with the body kick
and Diamond counters with a low kick, right behind Lutsky 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Lutsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Diamond finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diamond 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 Lutsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lutsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lutsky moves away.
Diamond misses with a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Lutsky moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Lutsky looks to throw the jab but Diamond is out of range.
Lutsky connects with a right hand. Diamond shakes it off.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond tries a low kick but Lutsky avoids it.
Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diamond connects with a nice looking jab.
Lutsky looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
Lutsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lutsky.
Lutsky gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Diamond fails to land.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutsky backwards.
Diamond swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lutsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diamond is looking to control Lutsky's arms but Lutsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diamond has his back to the cage.
Lutsky tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
Lutsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lutsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lutsky misses with a knee to the head.
Diamond lands with a left to the head.
Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond takes a swing at Lutsky's ribcage but misses.
Diamond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lutsky looks to land a right hand but Diamond moved out of range.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky lands with a kick to the temple. Diamond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lutsky throws a hook but Diamond blocks it.
Lutsky lands a head kick!
Lutsky throws a push kick but Diamond slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lutsky has time to react.
Diamond with a jab.
Lutsky clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Leonel Lutsky did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lutsky tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Lutsky misses.
Lutsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Diamond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutsky is just out of range.
Diamond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond cracks Lutsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lutsky 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.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Lutsky slips the punch.
Diamond throws out a leg kick but Lutsky moves out of range and Diamond only half commits.
Lutsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lutsky slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky tries to clinch but Diamond moves away
and Diamond counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lutsky. That one must have hurt.
Lutsky scores with a nice head shot.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diamond connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Diamond.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Lutsky moves out of range easily.
Lutsky scores with a head kick.
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diamond tries to score with a low kick but Lutsky moves his leg out of the way.
Diamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diamond lands with a hook. Lutsky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond lands a leg kick that knocks Lutsky off balance momentarily.
Diamond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lutsky eats them both and turns towards Diamond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diamond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lutsky loads up on a big right hand but Diamond slips the punch.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lutsky.
Lutsky darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.
Lutsky landing knees to the head.
Lutsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diamond is trying to push Lutsky away but Lutsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lutsky misses with a knee to the head.
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diamond tries to break free but Lutsky pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diamond has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lutsky.
Lutsky being controlled against the cage.
Lutsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lutsky blocks a jab.
Diamond thows a leg kick but Lutsky checks it
and Lutsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lutsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lutsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diamond.
Lutsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lutsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lutsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diamond's elbow.
Diamond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diamond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lutsky avoids the elbow strike from Diamond, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky is leaning against Diamond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diamond avoiding damage as Lutsky throws knees to the body.
Lutsky lands a shoulder strike.
Lutsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diamond misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Lutsky.
Lutsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lutsky.
Lutsky looking to throw knees to the head but Diamond is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lutsky being controlled against the cage.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Leonel Lutsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Diamond's cut.
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!
A good leg kick by Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Lutsky throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with a body shot.
Lutsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diamond throws a lazy uppercut
and Lutsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Diamond lands with a nice body punch.
Diamond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lutsky is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
Diamond cracks a nice hook into Lutsky's ribs.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutsky lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky blocks the body kick.
A jab from Diamond does it's job there.
Diamond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lutsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diamond throws a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lutsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lutsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Lutsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diamond.
Lutsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Lutsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lutsky at a distance.
Jason Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
Diamond thuds his right hand into Lutsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lutsky avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Lutsky moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
Lutsky clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
Lutsky keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lutsky as Diamond tries to tie him up.
Lutsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diamond tries to break free but Lutsky pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diamond.
Diamond manages to break the clinch.
Lutsky misses with a looping left.
Diamond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick by Lutsky misses
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Diamond lands but Lutsky takes it in his stride.
Diamond is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lutsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonel Lutsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutsky.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lutsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Lutsky ducks down to avoid it.
Lutsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Diamond throws an overhand right that lands on Lutsky's shoulder, as Lutsky tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Lutsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lutsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky staying out of range there.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
Lutsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamond's hands.
Lutsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Lutsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Lutsky.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Lutsky moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Diamond.
Well Lutsky 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leonel Lutsky!
Leonel Lutsky retains his middleweight title!
Leonel Lutsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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