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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 16 p4p, 4 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 73 p4p, 12 weight class). Jernit comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Awolnation. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Jericho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Jernit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jericho just manages to avoid it.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jernit. Jernit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jericho at a distance.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit closes the distance and pushes Jericho back into the cage.
Jernit gets through Jericho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jericho works on Jernit's body with a couple of short punches.
Jericho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jernit lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho has had enough of the clinch but Jernit keeps him there for the moment.
Jernit keeps control of Jericho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jernit throws an elbow but misses.
Jericho working aggressively here.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jericho lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jericho on the inside.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Jernit lands a nice elbow.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Jernit lands a nice elbow.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jericho gets through Jernit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jericho.
Jernit misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Jericho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jericho's defenses.
Jericho digs a right hand underneath Jernit's ribcage. Jernit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jericho tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jernit pushes off an throws an elbow but Jericho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jericho.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Jericho.
Jericho tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Jericho back against the cage.
Jericho scores with a shoulder strike.
Jernit throws an elbow but it misses.
Jernit misses with an elbow over the top.
Jericho working aggressively here.
Jernit misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jernit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jernit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jericho's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jernit.
Jericho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit lands with a nice body kick.
Jernit moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Jernit does it's job there.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jernit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jericho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jernit lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Jericho.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jericho's defenses.
Jericho digs a right hand into Jernit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jernit's gas tank.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes an elbow to the temple.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jernit prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Jernit tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jericho has a couple of punches blocked by Jernit.
Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Jericho controls the action.
Jernit lands with a right to the head.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jericho dodges an elbow strike from Jernit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Jericho on the inside.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jernit throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jericho throws a series of strikes that have Jernit backpedaling.
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
Jernit takes the fight into the clinch.
Jernit cracks Jericho with a nice body shot.
Jericho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jernit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jericho can turn it around.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Jernit lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jernit.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Jericho working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jericho.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jericho in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jericho on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho throws a punch but it's blocked by Jernit.
A short right from Jernit.
Jernit scores a nice knee to the body.
Jericho tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho blocks the elbow strike.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Jernit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jericho's elbow.
Jernit lands a nice elbow.
Jernit misses with an elbow over the top.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Jericho misses with some punches.
Jericho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jernit or not.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
Jernit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jericho is defending well for now.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jernit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jericho's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jericho.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Jericho has had enough of the clinch but Jernit keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jericho.
Bunt Jernit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jernit misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho manages to break the clinch.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jericho throws a jab when Jernit was well out of range.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jernit.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jericho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jericho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jernit under the eye.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jernit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jernit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jericho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jernit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Jericho misses
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jernit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Some bone on bone action there as Jericho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jericho swats away the attempt to clinch by Jernit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho works the jab nicely.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jernit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jericho just manages to avoid it.
Jernit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jericho throws a nice looking combination but Jernit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jernit lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Jernit thumps Jericho with a low kick.
Jernit defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit instigates a clinch.
Jericho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jericho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jernits head.
Jericho tries a body shot but Jernit blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Jericho - that landed with a thud.
Jernit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jericho.
Jernit misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jernit throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Jericho - that landed with a thud.
Jernit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Jericho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Jernit.
Jericho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jericho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jernit tries to land a leg kick but Jericho saw it coming and moves away.
Jericho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jericho scores with the left hand. Jernit knows he should have avoided that one.
Jericho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
It looks like Jernit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jericho misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jericho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Jernit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jericho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a series of wild punches.
Jericho lands an overhand right.
Maxim Jericho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jericho swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Jericho misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Jericho.
Jericho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jernit circles away quickly and effectively.
Jericho checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Jericho.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jericho throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Jericho's knee but Jericho avoids it well.
Jernit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jernit ducks right into an uppercut from Jericho.
Jericho scores with a head kick. Jernit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jernit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jernit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jericho. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jericho throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jericho misses.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Jericho connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jernit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jericho is able to avoid easily.
Jernit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jernit tries a head kick but it misses.
Jernit moves in looking to clinch but Jericho pushes him off.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jericho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jericho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands with a straight right. Jericho didn't see that one coming.
Jernit slips a jab and a cross from Jericho.
Jernit throws a solid leg kick but Jericho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jernit.
Jernit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Jernit connects with a solid leg kick.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jericho is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Jernit moves out of range of the strikes.
Jernit tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Jericho moved away.
Jernit moves into the clinch.
Jernit tries to land a knee to the head but Jericho blocks with his arms.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jericho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jernit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jernit misses the jab.
Jernit throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jericho.
Nice shot by Jericho.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Jericho should have avoided that one.
Jernit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jericho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jernit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Jericho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho digs a good hook to Jernit's body.
Jernit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jericho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jernit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit.
Jericho connects with a crisp jab.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Maxim Jericho just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jericho tries to move into range but Jernit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Jernit catches Jericho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jericho throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Jernit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Jericho jumps back.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Jericho drops his hands momentarily and Jernit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jernit.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Jernit throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jericho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Jernit tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jericho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jernit doesn't seem bothered though.
Jericho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jericho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit looks for the body kick but Jericho saw that one coming.
Jernit tries to move into range but Jericho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jericho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Jernit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jericho swats away the attempt to clinch by Jernit.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
A big right from Jernit misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
Jericho walks into a jab.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jernit. Jernit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jernit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho looks to land a combination. Jernit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jernit throws a good cross that connects.
Jernit with a nice cross.
Jernit misses with an uppercut
and Jericho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jericho clobbers Jernit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Jernit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jernit takes one to the chin there.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Jericho fails to land with a series of punches.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Jericho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands with a nice combination. Jernit backs away looking to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jernit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jernit cracks Jericho with an open hand slap.
Jericho 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.
Jericho lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jericho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
Jericho throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Jericho misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
Donk. Jernit catches Jericho right on the button with a cross.
Jericho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maxim Jericho 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. This is the final round!
Jernit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jericho if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jericho.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jernit.
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jericho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Jernit is looking to clinch but Jericho is avoiding it.
Jernit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jericho digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit throws a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho takes one to the side of the head.
Jernit fails to land with a series of punches.
Jericho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jernit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jericho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jernit 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.
Jericho checks the leg kick.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jernit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jernit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Jernit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jernit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Jericho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jernit moves in looking to clinch but Jericho pushes him off.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jericho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jernit.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Jericho.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jericho's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho moves out of range as Jernit strikes.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Jernit moves out of range easily.
Jernit 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.
Jericho blocks a head kick by Jernit.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jernit circles away quickly and effectively.
Jernit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho works Jernit's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jericho throws a counter combo.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jericho lands a two punch combo.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jericho is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jernit throws a leg kick but Jericho checks it.
It seemed like Jericho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Jericho checks it.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jernit misses the target.
Jericho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jernit misses with a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Jericho checks the leg kick.
Jernit is looking to clinch but Jericho is avoiding it.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho scores with a jab. Jernit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jernit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jernit moves forwards but Jericho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jernit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Jericho.
I think Jericho 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 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxim Jericho!
Maxim Jericho is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Maxim Jericho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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