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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saint Louis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nique La Police. Larusso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Glory of love. Martin Saint Louis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Larusso's chin.
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144 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
Saint Louis has Larusso up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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