PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Marshall has chosen Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah as his entrance music. Francois Dubonet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dubonet
vs
Marshall

185 cm
35
161 lbs
24 - 20 - 1

173 cm
25
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dubonet.

Marshall moves into range and clinches up with Dubonet.
A nice left hand lands by Dubonet.
Marshall with a knee to the head.

It looks like Francois Dubonet has been cut.
Dubonet misses with the head strike.
Dubonet missing with knees to the body.

Dubonet breaks from the clinch.
Dubonet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dubonet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Dubonet's shoulder, as Dubonet tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubonet. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Dubonet tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubonet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marshall scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet checks a low kick from Marshall.
That kick from Dubonet tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Dubonet lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
Dubonet takes one to the chin there.
Dubonet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Dubonet.
Dubonet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dubonet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dubonet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dubonet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a body punch but Dubonet moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dubonet.
Nice shot lands for Dubonet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubonet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dubonet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marshall counters with a head kick.
Dubonet looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshall.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Dubonet's body. Dubonet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall tried to score with a low kick but Dubonet checks it.
Marshall throws a body punch but Dubonet moves out of range.
Dubonet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Dubonet misses with a combination
and Marshall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dubonet's knee momentarily.
Marshall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dubonet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dubonet 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 Marshall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marshall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dubonet scores with a kick to the body.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dubonet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marshall connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Dubonet throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a leg kick
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dubonet tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Dubonet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dubonet scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Dubonet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dubonet tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dubonet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dubonet tries to land a body kick
and Marshall counters with a solid body kick.
Dubonet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubonet manages to avoid it.

Dubonet moves into the clinch.
Dubonet throws a head punch that misses.
Dubonet struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Dubonet is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubonet has Marshall pushed against the cage.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Dubonet blocks it.
Marshall is working Dubonet over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Marshall fails to land.
Marshall stalls.
Marshall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubonet is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malcolm Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Dubonet moves out of range of the body kick from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Dubonet tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall checks a low kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshall is able to avoid easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dubonet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Dubonet wants to break free but Marshall has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dubonet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Marshall.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall leaning against his opponent.
Marshall presses Dubonet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dubonet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall pushes Dubonet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall has Dubonet pushed against the cage.
Malcolm Marshall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dubonet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Dubonet throws an elbow that misses.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dubonet looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Dubonet.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Marshall.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Dubonet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshall pushes Dubonet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall misses with a knee to the head.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Dubonet's head.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Dubonet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Dubonet blocks it.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubonet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dubonet.
Dubonet can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Marshall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dubonet's efforts to push away.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.

Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a low kick.

Marshall gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshall blocks a body shot from Dubonet.
Dubonet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Dubonet prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet'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.

Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshall looks to land a body kick but Dubonet moved away.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshall. That's going to slow Dubonet down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marshall.
Marshall lands with an overhand left.
Dubonet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dubonet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall with a nice cross.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubonet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubonet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dubonet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Dubonet's shoulder, as Dubonet tries to avoid the shot.
Dubonet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dubonet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dubonet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marshall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Dubonet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshall throws a front kick that sends Dubonet stumbling back into the cage.
Dubonet 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubonet swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Marshall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubonet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malcolm Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dubonet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marshall throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshall.
Marshall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dubonet momentarily.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Dubonet.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marshall works the jab nicely.
Marshall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubonet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.
Marshall lands a lovely overhand right.
Dubonet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Dubonet is rocked!
Dubonet walks into a left hand.
Oh Dubonet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubonet throws a leg kick
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubonet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dubonet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dubonet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dubonet seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubonet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubonet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dubonet checks a leg kick.
Marshall is looking to slow Dubonet down with leg kicks.
Dubonet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dubonet wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Dubonet moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Dubonet counters with a nice body kick.
Dubonet keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Marshall really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dubonet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dubonet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubonet.
Dubonet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Marshall lands with a hook. Dubonet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Marshall misses.
Marshall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dubonet.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dubonet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick from Dubonet.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Dubonet.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubonet was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Dubonet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a head kick that Marshall semi-blocks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet takes one on the button.
Marshall throws a hook but Dubonet blocks it.
Dubonet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dubonet tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Dubonet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dubonet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dubonet catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Dubonet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a jab to Dubonet's midsection.
Dubonet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Dubonet moves out of range easily.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Dubonet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Marshall.
Marshall stuns Dubonet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall catches Dubonet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
Dubonet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dubonet looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
A cross from Marshall lands.
Dubonet on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looks to land a body kick but Dubonet moved away.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Dubonet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dubonet tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall cracks Dubonet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marshall tries to clinch but Dubonet is having none of it.
Marshall is looking to chop away at Dubonet's legs.
Dubonet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dubonet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dubonet scores with a head kick.
Marshall tests Dubonet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubonet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and Dubonet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dubonet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubonet throws a leg kick
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
Dubonet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marshall counters with a good low kick that Dubonet was not able to check.
Marshall misses with a hook. Dubonet ducked under it nicely.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubonet's head.
Dubonet cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
Dubonet throws a combination that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice body kick.
Marshall throws a leg kick but Dubonet checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Marshall dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dubonet's cut.
That's time! Dubonet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dubonet 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.
Marshall throws a leg kick but Dubonet sees it coming and moves out of range.

Dubonet gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall lands with a short shot to the head.
Marshall has Dubonet pressed against the cage.
Dubonet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubonet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubonet's elbow.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dubonet managing to block the knees to the body from Marshall.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubonet is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall lands with a light punch inside.
Dubonet misses with a punch to the body.
Dubonet misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall tries to work over Dubonet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubonet lands with a left to the head.

Dubonet breaks from the clinch.
Dubonet throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marshall scores with a jab.

Marshall rushes Dubonet and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubonet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Francois Dubonet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubonet avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dubonet tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Dubonet missing with knees to the body.
Dubonet misses with the head strike.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Dubonet.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Dubonet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall cracks Dubonet with a nice body shot.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Dubonet.

Dubonet breaks from the clinch.
Dubonet misses with a two punch combination.
Malcolm Marshall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubonet.
Marshall lands with an uppercut that bounces Dubonet off the cage and back into range.
Marshall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dubonet throws a leg kick but Marshall checks it.
Dubonet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.

Marshall forces Dubonet back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Dubonet looking to slow down the pace here.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dubonet manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws a leg kick which misses Dubonet's front leg but catches the back leg as Dubonet tries to avoid it.
Marshall cracks Dubonet with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshall.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marshall cracks the inside of Dubonet's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshall 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Marshall! Malcolm Marshall retains his lightweight title!
Malcolm Marshall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.